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Friday, February 6, 2015
RWE Dea and its partners in the Reggane Nord consortium commenced development drilling on the Reggane Nord gas project in Algeria’s Sahara Desert. Plans call for 26 development wells to be drilled in the first drilling phase.
The first development well, KL-39, was spud at the end of January using the KCA Deutag Rig T-211. Further production wells are foreseen in the course of the development of this project. RWE said gas production should start in mid-2017.
Among the 26 development wells 21 wells are expected to be drilled, completed and put on production through the first gas date. Another five wells are planned to be drilled and added to production afterwards. The production phase of the project is expected to span more than 25 years.
The Reggane Nord project comprises the gas fields of Reggane, Azrafil Sud-Est, Kahlouche, Kahlouche Sud, Tiouliline, and Sali.
“We are delighted to reach this next stage in the project, after detailed preparation work with all partners over recent months,” said Christoph Schlichter, senior VP Production North Africa of RWE Dea AG. “We are looking forward to a successful drilling campaign. The expected reserves of the project will make a significant contribution to the growth of Dea’s gas production in the years to come.”
The Groupement Reggane-Nord (GRN) partners are RWE Dea AG with its 19.5%-share, Sonatrach (40%), Repsol (29.25%), and Edison (11.25%).
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