United Oil & Gas plc’s joint venture partner has notified the Egyptian authorities of a commercial discovery and applied for a development lease for the ASD-1X discovery well at Abu Sennan.
Kuwait Energy Egypt (KEE) is the licence operator with United holding a 22% non-operating interest.
The ASD-1X exploration well, located 12km to the north-east of the producing Al Jahraa Field, safely reached total depth (TD) of 3,750m MD on 30 March.
RESULTS
The well tested both the Lower Bahariya and Abu Roash C (ARC) reservoirs. Preliminary short-term test results from the Lower Bahariya reservoir indicate:
– A maximum flow rate of 1,619 bopd and 2.840 mmscf/d (c. 2,187 boepd gross; 481 boepd net) on a 64/64″ choke.
– A rate of 852 bopd and 1.600 mmscf/d (c. 1,172 boepd gross; 258 boepd net) on a more constrained 32/64″ choke.
Preliminary short-term test results from the ARC reservoir indicate:
– A maximum flow rate of 1,215 bopd and 1.371 mmscf/d (c. 1,489 boepd gross; 328 boepd net) on a 64/64″ choke.
– A rate of 661 bopd and 0.632 mmscf/d (c. 787 boepd gross; 173 boepd net) on a more constrained 24/64″ choke.
United said that the headline test results from both reservoirs exceeded the company’s internal pre-drill expectations.
Chief executive Brian Larkin added that the commercial discovery at ASD-1X and the application for a development lease would enhance production and further increase the proven reserves on the licence.
AL JAHRAA
The EDC-50 rig has now moved to the Al Jahraa Field within the Abu Sennan licence, where drilling of the AJ-8 development well began on 2 May.
This well will target the Abu Roash and Bahariya reservoirs in an undrained portion of the Al Jahraa field.
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