Investigation of Fatal Accident Lift Boat-Coil Tubing P&A Main Pass Block 98, Well No. 3 OCS-G 5694 12 August 2005

Lease OCS-G 5694 covers approximately 5,000 acres and is located in Main Pass Block 98 (MP- 98 or the Lease), Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana Coast (for lease location, see figure 1). The Lease was originally purchased and operated by Corpus Christi Exploration on behalf of several partners. In 1983, the initial well was drilled, and the Lease was placed on production in 1986. Beginning in 1994, the Lease passed though a variety of ownership consortiums and operators. Forest Oil Corporation acquired majority interest and became designated operator in 2001. Cumulative drilling on the lease resulted in a total of 13 completions, 6 of which produced at various times.