By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 2 -- A group led by Total SA reported the KHA 1-16 oil well in Yemen's East Shabwa Development Area on Block 10 produced more than 8,400 b/d when tested through a 70/64-in. choke, said participant Soco International PLC, London.
Test results extend Khairir oil field to the east beyond current 3D seismic survey data, SOCO said. The well was drilled on the eastern-most 3D seismic parameter as part of a continuing appraisal and development of the field's basement reservoir.
KHA 1-16 spudded June 5 and reached a MD of 3,298 m. The group will evaluate the well results to decide the best way to access the extension, Soco said.
Block 10 participants are operator Total and Soco's Comeco Petroleum Inc., each with 28.57% under a production-sharing agreement with Yemen. Other joint venture partners are Occidental Yemen Ltd. 28.57% and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. 14.29%.