United Oil & Gas plc said that test results have exceeded the company’s internal pre-drill expectations at the Al Jahraa-8 development well in the Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt.
The company holds a 22% working interest in the licence, which is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt.
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The AJ-8 well began drilling on 2 May, targeting the Abu Roash and Bahariya reservoirs in an undrained portion of the Al Jahraa field.
United said that the original hole was sidetracked after encountering poor hole conditions in the highly deviated well.
Preliminary short-term test results from the Lower Bahariya reservoir indicate:
– a maximum flow rate of 2,093 bopd and 3.63 mmscf/d (c. 2,819 boepd gross; 620 boepd net) on a 64/64″ choke
– a rate of 1,189 bopd and 1.22 mmscf/d (c. 1,433 boepd gross; 315 boepd net) on a more constrained 26/64″ choke
United added that the well would be brought onto production from the Lower Bahriya reservoir in the coming days.
The EDC-50 rig will now move 7km to the north of the Al Jahraa field, where drilling of the ASX-1X exploration well is due to commence in the coming days.
This is expected to be the final well of the 2021 campaign.
Longer term plans for unlocking further potential in the Abu Sennan licence are currently being discussed.