Marathon Oil Corporation says that the Solomon exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico reached its total depth of approximately 34,600 feet on Walker Ridge Block 225 and did encounter the lower tertiary target interval.

The well has been plugged and abandoned, and the rig has been released with no further activity planned on the block. Marathon Oil is the operator with a 58 percent working interest in the well. Venari holds a 22 percent working interest and Murphy holds 20 percent.

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