Kuwait Energy found oil in the Abu Sennan license, 12 km to the northeast of producing Al Jahraa field, in Egypt's Western Desert, partner United Oil & Gas PLC said in an Apr. 6 release.
ASD-1X—drilled by the EDC-50 rig to 3,750 m on Mar. 30—encountered about 22 m net oil pay, interpreted across several reservoirs, including the Abu Roash C (AR-C), Abu Roash E (AR-E), Lower Bahariya, and Kharita formations.
Well testing is planned, and if successful, will be followed by an application to Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. for a development lease.
The rig will now move to Al Jahraa field within the concession to drill the AJ-8 development well targeting the Abu Roash and Bahariya reservoirs in an undrained portion of the field.
Abu Sennan is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt (25%). Joint venture partners are United Oil & Gas PLC (22%), Global Connect Ltd. (25%), and Dover Investments (28%).