{"id":10167,"date":"2021-04-06T11:47:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oilnewskenya.com\/?p=10167"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:47:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:47:24","slug":"egypt-united-oil-and-gas-makes-discovery-at-asd-1x-well-abu-sennan-concession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egypt-united-oil-and-gas-makes-discovery-at-asd-1x-well-abu-sennan-concession\/","title":{"rendered":"EGYPT: United Oil and Gas Makes Discovery at ASD-1X Well Abu Sennan Concession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"bz\">Highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ca\"><span class=\"j\"><span class=\"bm\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"bs\">Preliminary results suggest the ASD-1X exploration well encountered a total of at least 22m net oil pay interpreted across a number of reservoirs, including the Abu Roash C (AR-C), Abu Roash E (&#8220;AR-E&#8221;), Lower Bahariya and Kharita Formations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cb\"><span class=\"cc\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"cd\">Well-testing is now planned, and if successful, will be followed by an application to Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for a development lease over this new discovery<\/span><span class=\"by\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"by\">The ASD-1X exploration well, located 12km to the north-east of the producing Al Jahraa Field, safely reached Total Depth (TD) of 3,750m MD on 30 March, several days ahead of schedule and under-budget.<\/span><span class=\"by\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"by\">Preliminary results suggest the well encountered a combined net pay total of at least 22m across a number of reservoir intervals, including the primary reservoir targets of the AR-C and AR-E, as well as the Lower Bahariya and Kharita Formations. Completion of the well and well-testing of these reservoirs is planned in the coming weeks, and if successful, will lead to an application to EGPC being made for a development lease over this new discovery.<\/span><span class=\"by\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"by\">The well was drilled by the EDC-50 rig, which, after completion, will move to the Al Jahraa Field within the Abu Sennan concession to commence the drilling of the AJ-8 development well. This well will target the Abu Roash and Bahariya reservoirs in an undrained portion of the Al Jahraa field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"ce\">United&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer,\u00a0Brian Larkin\u00a0commented:<\/span><span class=\"by\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"cf\"><span class=\"bs\">&#8220;Today&#8217;s announcement is another positive result from Abu Sennan, which, initial interpretations suggest, is in line with our pre-drill estimates. With the well testing set to begin shortly, we look forward to\u00a0<\/span>understanding the full potential of the ASD-1X well.<\/span><span class=\"cf\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"cf\">&#8220;A number of additional targets and leads have been identified within the Abu Sennan concession and the results of ASD-1X and other recent wells will better inform our understanding of the acreage. \u00a0\u00a0We will continue to work with our JV partners to prioritise these opportunities which can ultimately be brought into production in short time frames.<\/span><span class=\"cf\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bx\"><span class=\"cf\">&#8220;With the EDC-50 rig moving to drill the AJ-8 development well after the completion of ASD-1X, we look forward to providing further updates on the continuing\u00a0<span class=\"bs\">2021 Abu Sennan drilling campaign.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights: \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Preliminary results suggest the ASD-1X exploration well encountered a total of at least 22m net oil pay interpreted across a number of reservoirs, including the Abu Roash C (AR-C), &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egypt-united-oil-and-gas-makes-discovery-at-asd-1x-well-abu-sennan-concession\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":8247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,7446,11],"tags":[9199,9200,8713,9201,8716,8259,7711,8879],"class_list":["post-10167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-north-africa","category-top-news","tag-abu-sennan-concession","tag-aj-8","tag-al-jahraa-field","tag-asd-1x-well","tag-edc-50-rig","tag-egpc","tag-egyptian-general-petroleum-corporation","tag-kuwait-energy-egypt","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-2DZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10284,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/united-oil-and-gas-asd-1x-well-test-update-submission-of-notice-of-commercial-discovery\/","url_meta":{"origin":10167,"position":0},"title":"United Oil and Gas ASD-1X Well Test Update &#038; Submission of Notice of Commercial Discovery","author":"","date":"May 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"United Oil & Gas has provide the following update on the testing of the ASD-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt and the spudding of the AJ-8 development well. United holds a 22% non-operating interest in Abu Sennan, which is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt (\"KEE\").\u00a0 Highlights\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10601,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/united-oil-gas-completes-drilling-of-the-al-jahraa-8-development-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":10167,"position":1},"title":"United Oil &#038; Gas Completes Drilling of the Al Jahraa-8 Development Well","author":"","date":"July 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Highlights from AJ-8 Well: Initial interpretations indicate a total of over 40m MD of net oil pay encountered cumulatively across three different reservoir units in a sidetrack (AJ-8ST1), after the initial hole was plugged back due to stability issues Preliminary results indicate over 30m of net pay in the Upper\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10897,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egyptian-united-oil-gas-provides-asx-1x-well-2022-drilling-programme-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":10167,"position":2},"title":"EGYPTIAN: United Oil &#038; Gas Provides ASX-1X Well &#038; 2022 Drilling Programme Update","author":"","date":"September 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Highlights -\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ASX-1X exploration well encountered at least 10m net pay in a number of oil-bearing reservoirs -\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Completion of the well and\u00a0well-testing is now planned, and if successful, will be followed by an application to\u00a0the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation\u00a0(\"EGPC\") for a development lease.\u00a0 The ASX-1X well is located 7km to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11019,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egypt-kuwait-energy-commences-production-at-asx-1x-discovery-in-the-abu-sennan-licence\/","url_meta":{"origin":10167,"position":3},"title":"EGYPT: Kuwait Energy Commences Production at ASX-1X Discovery in the Abu Sennan licence","author":"","date":"October 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Highlights \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Commercial discovery declared at the ASX-1X exploration well \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Approval granted from the Minister of Petroleum of the award of a development lease covering this new discovery on\u00a012 October 2021 \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Partner confidence and experience in Abu Roash C reservoirs led to the well being brought straight onto production three weeks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan.jpg?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10745,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egypt-kuwait-energy-egypt-spuds-asx-1x-exploration-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":10167,"position":4},"title":"EGYPT: Kuwait Energy Egypt Spuds ASX-1X exploration well","author":"","date":"August 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"United Oil & Gas has announced the spudding of the ASX-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan Licence\u00a0 Egypt on 14 August. 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