Kuwait Energy brings Abu Sennan well online
Kuwait Energy Egypt brought the ASH-8 development well onstream in the Abu Sennan license, 7 km north of the producing Al Jahraa field in Egypt's Western Desert, partner United Oil & Gas PLC said in a Mar. 21 release.
The well, the fifth in ASH field, targeted an undrilled area of the license and encountered 22 m net oil pay in the primary Alam El Bueib (AEB) reservoir target, in line with pre-drill expectations (OGJ Online, Jan. 4, 2023). After reaching TD on Feb. 21, the well was completed and tested on chokes from 24/64-in. (2,177 boe/d) to 64/64-in (7,663 boe/d). These rates are above pre-drill expectations.
The well is producing 6 weeks ahead of schedule and has been tied into existing infrastructure and brought on stream at an initial rate of about 2,980 bo/d and 2.64 MMscfd gross on a 32/64-in. choke.
The ST-1 rig is now moving to the ASD-3 location to drill the second development well in the 2023 drilling program, which is expected to spud in the coming weeks.
Abu Sennan is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt (25%). Joint venture partners are United Oil & Gas (22%), Global Connect Ltd. (25%), and Dover Investments (28%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
