TransGlobe Energy Corp., Calgary, plans to develop an oil discovery made by its South Ghazalat (SGZ) 6X exploration well in Egypt’s Western Desert (OGJ Online, Oct. 24, 2018).
During tests, the well flowed at a combined rate of 3,840 b/d of light oil from Late Cretaceous Upper and Lower Bahariya intervals.
A 42-ft perforated interval in Lower Bahariya flowed 2,437 b/d of 38° gravity oil, 21 b/d of water, and 1.4 MMcfd of natural gas on a 40/64-in. choke. The zone produced 918 bbl of oil and 7 bbl of water during the 10-hr test.
A 23-ft perforated interval in Upper Bahariya flowed 1,403 b/d of 35° gravity oil, 210 b/d of water, and 1 MMcfd of gas on a 64/64-in. choke. Total production during an 8-hr test was 456 bbl of oil and 65 bbl of water.
The company also used nitrogen to lift a small amount of formation water to surface from 8 ft of perforations in Middle Bahariya.
TransGlobe said it will begin development planning and evaluate additional exploration and appraisal drilling “to accelerate potential early development options.”
