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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Badr Petroleum Company (BAPETCO) saw success with its Bed3C6-1 well in Egypt. According to the company chairman, Emad Hamdy, the well tested at a rate of 3,850 bpd.
The well was drilled in the structure south of the main bounding fault of the Bed 3 field to explore the hydrocarbon potential of the Abu Roash G formation. The well drilling results showed the largest thickness is in the upper Abu Roash G sandstone reservoir, recorded at approximately 40 meters, with 24% porosity, the highest thickness level ever recorded in the area. The lower Abu Roash G sandstone recorded 12 meters thickness, with 20% porosity.
As a consequence of the new discovery, the company’s total production of oil and gas currently will reach 132,600 bpd.
Badr Petroleum Company is a JV company owned by Shell and EGPC for operations in the Western Desert.
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