By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 19 -- A group led by Repsol YPF SA, which made two natural gas discoveries in central Algeria's northern Reggane basin earlier this month, plans to drill at least eight more wells this year and in 2007.
The group said in early April that the Reggane-5 and Sali-1 wells on the Reggane North Permit 825 miles southwest of Algiers tested gas from the Lower Devonian formation.
Reggane-5 flowed gas at a maximum 24 MMcfd on a 32/64-in. choke with 4,238 psi wellhead pressure from two levels. Sali-1 flowed at as much as 3.8 MMcfd on a 1-in. choke with 122 psi wellhead pressure. Kahlouche-2, a third well, is drilling.
The group is collecting 550 line-km of 2D seismic data. It previously gathered 646 line-km of 2D seismic and 942 sq km of 3D seismic.
The Reggane North permit consists of Blocks 351c-352c that cover 12,012 sq km. Interests are Repsol YPF 33.75%, Algeria's Sonatrach 25%, RWE Dea AG 22.5%, and Edison Gas 18.75%. Algeria awarded the permit in the 2002 bidding round.
The same group holds the M'Sari-Akabil Permit just to the east.
