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Monday, May 30, 2022
United Oil & Gas provided an update on the drilling of the Kuwait Energy Egypt operated ASV-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan license, onshore Egypt. The well was drilled to a Total Depth of 3,496 meters encountering nine meters of net reservoir in the primary Abu Roash “C” (ARC) reservoir target and 111 meters of net reservoir in the secondary Kharita target. Indications of hydrocarbons were recorded on the mud log over the ARC reservoir target and oil was identified from the geochemical analysis of ditch-cuttings, however the initial petrophysical interpretation did not indicate the presence of net pay in either the ARC or Kharita reservoir intervals.
Given the evidence from the mud log, the oil seen in the ditch-cuttings, and the similarity to the petrophysical response observed across the ARC reservoir in the previously drilled ASZ-1X well, the Joint Venture partners have agreed to perform a well-test on the ARC reservoir in the ASV-1X well. For the purposes of comparison, the ASZ-1X well was drilled in 2018, and whilst initial petrophysical results suggested a lack of net pay in the ARC reservoir, the well flowed hydrocarbons on test, and was put onto production.
Further operations on the well and any potential application to EGPC for a development concession will be determined based on the results of the comprehensive testing program currently being undertaken.
The ASV-1X well was drilled by the Sino Tharwa-1 rig. It is the second well of the 2022 drilling campaign, and the first exploration well in the program. On completion of the initial well-testing on ASV-1X, the rig will move to the Al Jahraa Field to drill the Al Jahraa-14 development well.
United’s Chief Executive Officer, Brian Larkin commented: “Given the indications of the presence of hydrocarbons in the well coupled with the similarities in the petrophysical analysis to an analogue well drilled in 2018 targeting the same reservoir, we fully support the Joint Venture’s decision to carry out a testing program on the well. The additional data provided by the well will augment our understanding of the potential in the license whilst the high gas readings and oil recovered from cuttings in the ARC is encouraging for the prospectivity of this eastern area of the Abu Sennan license and will be incorporated into the future exploration drilling plans.
“Following completion of the first phase of the well-testing program, our active, fully funded 2022 drilling program continues with the spudding of the development well, Al Jahraa-14 on the Al Jahraa Field a follow up to the commercial discovery at AJ-13 at the end of 2021.”
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