United Oil & Gas plc announced an increase in oil production following advances at the ASD-1X and ASH-1ST2 wells in its joint venture (JV) Abu Sennan licence in Egypt.
Production has started from the ASD-1X exploration well with expected initial gross rates of 1,295 bopd (285 bopd net to United’s working interest).
The company also announced that more than 1,000 bopd gross (220 bopd net) has been added to the ASH field following the successful workover at the ASH-1ST2 well.
The EDC-50 rig continues to drill the Al Jahraa-8 development well.
ASD-1X
The Abu Sennan licence is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt (KEE) with United holding a 22% non-working interest.
In March, the ASD-1X exploration well encountered 22m net pay and on preliminary testing flowed at gross rates of 1,619 bopd from the Lower Bahariya reservoir and 1,215 bopd from the Abu Roash C reservoir.
On 26 May, KEE was awarded a development lease, which is the eighth within the Abu Sennan licence, and comes less than two months from the initial discovery in April 2021.
United described the progress as an “exceptionally quick turnaround” and expected payback on the well in less than a year.
ASH-1ST2
In May, a workover at the ASH-1ST2 well included replacing tubing, cleaning the wellbore, and carrying out reservoir stimulation work.
Since completion and initial testing, the well has been flowing at gross rates of over 1,200 bopd (compared to 200 bopd pre-workover), further boosting production from the asset.
United chief executive Brian Larkin said that the speed at which the JV was developing Abu Sennan reflected excitement at the long-term potential of the licence.