A group led by CanadianOxy Offshore International Co. has tested its fourth oil discovery on the Masila block in eastern Yemen.
In addition, the group has received an extension of the exploration phase of its drilling and seismic program on the 6.8 million acre tract.
CanOxy's latest success is 1 Hemiar, formerly designated Hamood. Drilled to 1,840 m, it had an initial production rate of 1,552 b/d from the Cretaceous Qishn with 14 m of net pay.
Drillsite is 18 km east of Sunah field (see map, OGJ, July 15, 1991, p. 34). CanOxy said the Hemiar well can be tied into a proposed central production facility and pipeline.
In Camaal oil field, near the northernmost northwest corner of the block, 4 Camaal cut two Qishn intervals with a combined net pay of 15 m in drilling to 2,184 m. Production tests will determine if the intervals are similar to zones tested in 2 Camaal and 3-X Camaal at rates of 12,670 and 10,795 b/d, respectively. No. 4 Camaal is 2 km from 2 Camaal and 3-X Camaal.
Production tests of other wells on the block, 1 Sunah, 2 Sunah, and 1 Heijah, resulted in stabilized pump rates of 1,685, 3,800 and 4,860 b/d, respectively.
The government of Yemen agreed to extend the exploration phase of the CanOxy group's concession agreement to Mar. 15, 1995. CanOxy said the 2 year extension will allow continuance of its exploration program, currently employing three drilling rigs and three seismic crews.
CanOxy's partners are Occidental Peninsula Inc., Pecten Yemen Co., and Consolidated Contractors International SAL.
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