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Apache has another Faghur hit
by on Mar.27, 2010, under LAMP
Apache’s West Kalabsha I-1X discovery in the Faghur Basin of Egypt’s Western desert tested at 4554b/d and 10.1mmcf/d, the US-based operator said on 25 March 2010. The well, located 10 miles southwest of the operator’s Phiops field flowed from 105ft of net pay in the Jurassic Safa formation.
The West Kalabsha I-1X is the most recent in a series of oil discoveries in the Faghur Basin. Apache is expanding processing and transportation infrastructure to raise production capacity in the Faghur from 8100b/d to 40,000b/d in late 2010.
“Apache previously established production in the Safa formation at West Kalabsha-C and Phiops in the Faghur Basin,” said Tom Voytovich, VP of Apache’s Egypt Region. “This most recent discovery solidifies the Jurassic Safa as a primary objective in the basin. The well, on a structure identified by 3D seismic, encountered pay in over 200ft of total sand, demonstrating the potential size of Safa accumulations in the Faghur. this discovery certainly adds a new dimension to our exploration focus.
“West Kalabsha is proving to be a fertile hunting ground; with the ongoing infrastructure expansion, the time from concept to actual production should be shortened dramatically,” Voytovich said. The company has two new 3D seismic surveys completed in the basin, and is about to begin acquisition on its largest survey of the year to the west, along the trend established by recent discoveries, in an area where no previous 3D data exists but regional 2D data indicates promising geological features, he added.
Apache owns 100% interest in the West Kalabsha concession and plans to drill four more exploratory wells targeting the Alam el Bueib (AEB) and Safa formations in the Faghur basin this year. Apache plans to drill an appraisal test two miles southwest of the latest discovery before full development plans are formulated.
by: Jennifer Pallanich,jpallanich@offshore-engineer.com
