Gulfsands Petroleum completes Moroccan gas discovery

Jan. 12, 2015
Gulfsands Petroleum PLC completed its Dardara Southeast 1 well (DRC-1) Rharb Centre Permit in northern Morocco.

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC completed its Dardara Southeast 1 well (DRC-1) Rharb Centre Permit in northern Morocco.

Following an initial 3-hr cleanup, the well tested at an average rate of 7.1 MMcfd through a 32/64-in. choke with a stable wellhead pressure of 1,230 psi with no associated water or sand production.

Subject to approval with state-owned ONHYM, the company plans to tie the DRC-1 well into local systems in the coming months.