Centurion chief executive Said Arrata said: Together with the successful re-entry of the El Wastani number-1 well earlier this year that tested at 12 million cubic feet per day, we have established commercial quantities of gas that we would expect to have on stream during 1999. Abu Monkar number-1 lies within the 840,000 acre El Manzala concession 160 kilometres north of Cairo.
Abu Monkar pays off for partners
CENTURION Energy International and Marathon Petroleum El Manzala's Abu Monkar number-1 exploration well in Egypt tested at a rate of 21.6 million cubic feet of gas per day from 10 metres of pay at 4200 feet. Well pressure was 1342 psi through a 56/64 inch choke.
27 June 1998 0:00 GMT
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27 June 1998 0:00 GMT