The second of two near-field prospects offsetting the SDX Energy Inc. SD-1X discovery north of Cairo, Egypt, is not commercial, the operator said.
The well, Kelvin-1X, reached 8,075 TD and encountered 606 net ft of high-quality reservoir in Upper Miocene Abu Madi sands with average porosity of 21%. But gas saturation was low.
The other near-field exploration well in the SDX South Disouq play, Yunus 1X, discovered commercial gas in the Abu Madi formation and will be developed along with the SD-1X well (OGJ Online, May 18, 2018).
The Kelvin-1X, drilled updip of the SD-1X discovery, tested a possible connection of pay zones in the wells. The layers now are thought to be separate.
“The Kelvin-1X location was an ambitious step-out from the crest of the identified structure where we were exploring for a larger stratigraphic portion of the identified trap,” explained SDX President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Welch. “Further potential exists within the current structure but in a location that could not be reached by side-tracking the well from the Kelvin-1X location.”
Welch said SDX plans to drill two appraisal wells on the SD-1X structure.
SDX operates the South Disouq concession with a 55% interest. IPR Energy Resources Ltd., Irving, Tex., holds 45%.
