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The original hole was sidetracked after encoun- tering poor conditions in the highly deviated well. Preliminary interpretations indicate the sidetrack encountered net pay in the AR-E layers and over 30 metres of net pay across the Upper Bahariya and Lower Bahariya Upper reservoirs. Due to hole conditions in the sidetrack, a deci- sion was made to run liner at 4,314 metres MD and TD the well without reaching the Lower Bahariya Lower reservoir, a pre-drill target.
The AJ-8 well has now been successfully tested from the Lower Bahariya reservoir. Pre- liminary testing of the Lower Bahariya reservoir
was carried out over a 17-hour period on a num- ber of different choke sizes.
Preliminary results indicate a maximum flow rate of 2,093 bpd and 3.63 mcf (102,800 cubic metres) per day on a 64/64-inch choke, and a rate of 1,189 bpd and 1.22 mcf (34,550 cubic metres) per day on a more constrained 26/64- inch choke. The well will now be completed and brought onstream from the Lower Bahariya reservoir. The hydrocarbon-bearing zones that were encountered in the Upper Bahariya and AR-E will be tested and brought onstream at a later date. ™
SDX Energy begins spudding Hanut-1 exploration well at South Disouq
EGYPT
UK-HEADQUARTERED SDX Energy has begun drilling the Hanut-1 exploration well (HA-1X), the second well in the company’s 2021 two-well drilling campaign at the South Disouq field in Egypt. The move comes following the successful completion of the IY-2 well in July.
The HA-1X exploration well on the Hanut prospect was spudded on August 4, targeting a Basal Kafr El Sheikh prospect at approximately 5,200 feet (1,580 metres) TVDSS. The Hanut prospect is estimated to contain a gross unrisked mean recoverable volume of 139bn cubic feet (3.936bn cubic metres or 23.2 million barrels of oil equivalent) with a 33% chance of success.
The well is expected to take approximately one month to drill.
The company has a 55% working interest in the well, and its audited working interest 2P reserves came to 11.1mn boe as of December 31, 2020.
SDX is an international oil and gas explora- tion, production, and development company, headquartered in London, with a principal focus on the Middle East and North Africa. In Egypt, SDX has a working interest in two pro- ducing assets: a 55% operating interest in the South Disouq gas field in the Nile Delta and a
Skikda LNG plant resumes production
The HA-1X well was spudded at South Disouq on August 4 (Image: SDX Energy)
50% non-operating interest in the West Gharib concession, which is located onshore in the East- ern Desert, adjacent to the Gulf of Suez.
In Morocco, SDX has a 75% working inter- est in five production licences, all covering sites in the Gharb Basin. The company’s producing assets in Morocco boast exceptionally low oper- ating costs and are benefit from attractive gas prices. ™
ALGERIA
SONATRACH, Algeria’s national oil company (NOC), confirmed last week that it had restarted production at the Skikda LNG plant.
In a statement, Sonatrach said that the gas liquefaction plant had resumed normal opera- tions on July 30 after a shutdown that lasted 45
days. It said it had used the time the facility was off line to wrap up the repair of a gas turbine and complete maintenance work originally sched- uled for 2022.
The shutdown did not have any adverse effects on Skikda LNG’s customers, it added.
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