Noble Energy, Inc. today announced that the Madison exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico reached the targeted Upper and Middle Miocene objectives and did not encounter commercial hydrocarbons.
Drilled to a total depth of 16,859 feet on Mississippi Canyon 479, the well has been plugged and abandoned and the drilling rig has been released.
Noble Energy operated the well with a 60 percent working interest and Stone Energy Offshore, LLC had the remaining 40 percent.
Noble Energy is an energy company engaged in worldwide oil and gas exploration and production.