The
Calgary-based,
New
York-
and
Toronto-listed
explorer
said
the
well
was
being
plugged
and
abandoned
after
the
exploration
reversal
at
Green
Canyon
block
504.
Kakuna
was
drilled
to
a
depth
of
30,300
feet
by
the
Ensco
8502
semi-submersible
at
a
total
cost
of
around
$120
million,
or
$80
million
after
tax,
Nexen
said.
The
probe,
which
had
targeted
prospective
resources
of
400
million
barrels,
was
one
of
the
first
wildcat
wells
in
the
US
Gulf
of
the
post-Macondo
era.
Nexen
operates
the
prospect
on
a
52.5%
interest,
with
Statoil
holding
27.5%.
After
the
well
spudded,…
