164
39
th
Annual Report
operator at 11 Nile Delta fields, the company produced 77.67 billion
cubic feet of gas and 2.6 million barrels of liquids in 2011, bringing
the company to be Egypt’s sixth largest gas producer
i
.
In
Oman
, Tethys Oil said “Maha-1” exploration well which was
drilled in an area not covered by 3D seismic, went down to a total
depth of 1465 m, minor oil shows were encountered, but the oil
saturation was too low to be produced and a subsequent sidetrack
encountered even less saturation. The well has been suspended
to enable further studies in the future
ii
.
Table (E)
summarizes the
available information about some of OAPEC members’ discoveries.
i
Oil and Gas Journal, 22/10/2012
ii
Oil Voice, 16/1/2012
Country Block/ Field/
Well
Type of
Discovery
Well Depth
m
Test Results
Reserves
Tunisia
Sidi Dhaher-1
Oil
897 bpd
Algeria
OGB-1
Oil
485 bpd
BOG-1
Oil
553- 1870 bpd
NEY-1
Oil- Gas
Saudi Arabia
Al-Shoor
Gas
5.2- 10 MM scfpd
Syria
Khurbet East
102
Oil- Gas
524 bpd Condensate
10.7 million scfpd
Gas
19.2 million
barrels in Butma
Formation
Iraq
Mil Qasim-1
Oil
2425
Dima Field
Oil
Kurdamir-2
Light Oil
950 bpd Oil
7.3 million scfpd
Simrit-2
Oil
3700
Miran West-3
Gas
17.5 million scfpd
Sheikh Adi-2
Oil
2754
4235 bpd
Libya
F1-NC4
Oil- Gas
3140
Table (E): Available information about some OAPEC members’
discoveries in 2012
