IPR’s North Ras Qattara concession in the Western Desert saw success from NRQ-11X and appraisal well NRQ-9-2, which tested 715 bo/d and 3,700 bo/d, respectively. Both discoveries were from the Abu Roash “G” formation (ARG) in separate structures. After choking the discovery wells, production in the lease increased 60% to 4,100 bo/d.
The encouraging outcome of the results have prompted expanded drilling plans in the near term along with eventual monetizing of the deep Jurassic gas-condensate discoveries in NRQ-3151 and NRQ-8X.
In the Nile Delta’s South Disouq concession, where IPR holds 45% working interest, the exploration discovery of the Phase I commitment well, SD-1X, was drilled to 11,068 ft. The gas-condensate discovery in the Abu Maadi formation at 7,100 ft tested 25.8 MMcfd and 43 bbl of condensate on a 48/64-in. choke.