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Apache tots up Western Desert riches



By Upstream staff 

Apache has hit substantial gas pay with the Jade-1X well, drilled on the Matruh Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.

Jade-1X logged a total 65 feet of net pay in the Jurassic Upper Safa. A further 33 feet of Upper Safa net pay in three sands between 13,480 feet and 13,750 feet will be perforated and gas from those zones will be commingled with that of the lower zone when the well comes on stream by the middle of the year, Apache said.

The well also logged 217 feet of pay in the Alam El Bueib 3D, 3G and 6 sands. Apache plans to move its rig just north of the Jade-1X discovery to appraise the this reservoirs.

Company boss Steven Farris said the well tested 25.6 million cubic feet of gas per day from the Jurassic Upper Safa member of the Khatatba formation.

"Jade-1X is an important discovery for Apache in that it extends the known productive limits of the Jurassic gas fairway almost 12 miles southwest of existing Jurassic production," Farris said.

"This discovery also suggests significant reserve potential exists in multiple Alam El Bueib reservoir objectives. We plan five further Jurassic and two Alam El Bueib exploratory wells on the concession this year."

The company operates Matruh with a 100% contractor interest.


Tuesday, 03 April, 2007, 13:56 GMT  | last updated: Tuesday, 03 April, 2007, 13:56 GMT

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