{"id":10284,"date":"2021-05-05T15:12:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=10284"},"modified":"2021-05-05T15:12:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:12:33","slug":"united-oil-and-gas-asd-1x-well-test-update-submission-of-notice-of-commercial-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/united-oil-and-gas-asd-1x-well-test-update-submission-of-notice-of-commercial-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"United Oil and Gas ASD-1X Well Test Update & Submission of Notice of Commercial Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 <\/span>AJ-8 development well<\/span>. United holds a 22% non-operating interest in Abu Sennan, which is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt (“KEE”).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Notice of a commercial discovery and an application for a development lease covering the ASD-1X discovery have been submitted to EGPC by the operator, KEE<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The ASD-1X well tested both the Lower Bahariya and Abu Roash C reservoirs<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Preliminary short-term test results from the Lower Bahariya reservoir indicate:<\/span><\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>A maximum flow rate of 1,619 bopd and 2.840 mmscf\/d (c. 2,187 boepd gross; 481 boepd net) on a 64\/64″ choke<\/span><\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>A rate of 852 bopd and 1.600 mmscf\/d (c. 1,172 boepd gross; 258 boepd net) on a more constrained 32\/64″ choke<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Preliminary short-term test results from the Abu Roash C (“ARC”) reservoir indicate:<\/span><\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>A maximum flow rate of 1,215 bopd and 1.371 mmscf\/d (c. 1,489 boepd gross; 328 boepd net) on a 64\/64″ choke<\/span><\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>A rate of 661 bopd and 0.632 mmscf\/d (c. 787 boepd gross; 173 boepd net) on a more constrained 24\/64″ choke<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Headline test results from both reservoirs exceed United’s internal pre – drill expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The EDC-50 rig has now moved to the Al Jahraa Field within the Abu Sennan licence, where drilling of the AJ-8 development well commenced on 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0May<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

United Chief Executive Officer,\u00a0Brian Larkin\u00a0commented:<\/span><\/p>\n

“Today’s announcement is yet another positive result from Abu Sennan, with the notice of a commercial discovery at ASD-1X, and it is very pleasing to see the application for a development lease being submitted.\u00a0 This will not only enhance production but will further increase the proven reserves on the licence.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“The new discovery at ASD-1X is also a positive sign for the remaining exploration potential within the Abu Sennan concession, and we will continue to work with our JV partners to prioritise these opportunities which can ultimately be brought into production in short time frames.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“With the EDC-50 rig now drilling the AJ-8 development well, we look forward to providing further updates on the continuing\u00a02021 Abu Sennan drilling campaign in due course.”<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ASD-1X Well<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ASD-1X well has now been successfully tested from both the Lower Bahariya and\u00a0Abu Roash C\u00a0(“ARC”) reservoirs. Preliminary short-term test results from the Lower Bahariya reservoir indicate a maximum flow rate of 1,619 bopd and 2.84 mmscf\/d (c. 2,187 boepd gross; 481 boepd net) on a 64\/64″ choke, and a rate of 852 bopd and 1.6 mmscf\/d (c. 1,172 boepd gross; 258 boepd net) on a more constrained 32\/64″ choke. The preliminary short-term test results from the Abu Roash C (“ARC”) reservoir indicate a maximum flow rate of 1,215 bopd and 1.371 mmscf\/d (c. 1,489 boepd gross; 328 boepd net) on a 64\/64″ choke, and a rate of 661 bopd and 0.632 mmscf\/d (c. 787 boepd gross; 173 boepd net) on a more constrained 24\/64″ choke.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on these preliminary test results, notice of a commercial discovery and an application for a development lease at ASD-1X have been submitted to EGPC by the operator, KEE. Production from what would be the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0development lease within the Abu Sennan licence, would be expected to commence shortly after approvals are granted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The well was drilled by the EDC-50 rig, which has now been moved to the Al Jahraa Field within the Abu Sennan concession, where the drilling of the AJ-8 development well commenced on 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0May. This well will target the Abu Roash and Bahariya reservoirs in an undrained portion of the Al Jahraa field.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … 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":[9199,9200,8713,9080,8716,8259,709,8879],"class_list":["post-10284","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","tag-edc-50-rig","tag-egpc","tag-egypt","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-2FS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10167,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egypt-united-oil-and-gas-makes-discovery-at-asd-1x-well-abu-sennan-concession\/","url_meta":{"origin":10284,"position":0},"title":"EGYPT: United Oil and Gas Makes Discovery at ASD-1X Well Abu Sennan Concession","author":"","date":"April 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"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), Abu Roash E (\"AR-E\"), Lower Bahariya and Kharita Formations \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Well-testing is now planned, and if successful, will be followed by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Countries"","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":11714,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/egypt-kuwait-energy-commences-2022-drilling-programme\/","url_meta":{"origin":10284,"position":1},"title":"EGYPT: Kuwait Energy Commences 2022 Drilling Programme","author":"","date":"January 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"United Oil & Gas has announced the spudding of the ASD-2\u00a0development well\u00a0in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt.\u00a0\u00a0 Highlights \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02022 Abu Sennan drilling campaign has commenced with the spud of the ASD-2 development well \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Countries"","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\/2022\/01\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan-1.png?fit=874%2C581&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan-1.png?fit=874%2C581&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan-1.png?fit=874%2C581&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Egypt-Abu-Sennan-1.png?fit=874%2C581&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":10284,"position":2},"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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