Uchenna Izundu
International Editor
LONDON, Mar. 27 -- Operator Statoil ASA reported its Hassi Mouina exploration and appraisal well in Algeria has produced gas at 7,083 standard cu m/hr from a depth of 1,131-42 m. About 9,012 standard cu m/hr of gas flowed at 1,113-29 m, Statoil said. These results were achieved through a 32/64-in. choke.
Hassi Mouina, drilled to a TD of 3,200 m, is the first onshore well for Statoil in Algeria. The Norwegian state company partnered with Algeria's Sonatrach. The well targeted Devonian reservoir rocks.
The Hassi Mouina license was awarded in June 2004. It comprises four blocks within an area of 23,000 sq km in the Gourara basin. The area lies in Algeria's western desert, northwest of the In Salah gas field, where Statoil has a 31.85% share.
Statoil and Sonatrach are now drilling their second well, Hassi Tidjerane West 1 (HTJW-1), in the Sahara Desert. Statoil's share in Hassi Mouina is 75% and Sonatrach holds the other 25%.
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