By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, May 18 -- ENI Tunisia BV has discovered oil and gas in the Nour-1 exploration well on the Adam concession in southern Tunisia, reported Paladin Resources PLC, which holds a 7% interest in the concession.
The well, spudded Mar. 14, encountered 48 m of net oil and condensate pay and 10 m of net gas pay in the Acacus and Tannezuft formations over a 300 m gross interval at 3,200-3,500 m.
In preliminary tests during well clean-up, the Nour-1 flowed at rates of 2,800 b/d of oil and 15.6 MMscfd of natural gas. Production tests are scheduled, after which the well will be tied back to existing facilities 13 km away. Field production will start by midyear.