The Pepi-1X, drilled approximately 6 miles south of Apache’s Phiops Field, test-flowed at 4,216 barrels of oil and 4.9 million cubic feet (mmcf) of gas per day from a 68ft gross interval in the Lower Safa formation.
The Buchis South-1X, also about 6 miles south of Phiops, logged 131ft of pay in several Cretaceous zones, including the Kharita and Alam El Buieb (AEB) sands.
The Faghur-8X step-out appraisal extended the Faghur Field by 1.6 miles to the east. The well logged 79ft of stacked Cretaceous pay in multiple AEB sands.
The Pepi and Buchis discoveries set up several additional exploration drilling opportunities on trend, and the Faghur-8X increased the size of the field and set up a number of follow-up development drilling opportunities.
Current gross production from the Faghur Basin is approximately 24,000 barrels of oil per day.
Apache has drilled five discoveries among eight exploration wells in the Faghur Basin during 2010. Drilling is under way on two wells – WKAL I-3X and Nebra-1X – and five additional exploration wells are planned.
Apache continues to evaluate 3-D seismic surveys, including a recently completed 155-square-mile (400sqkm) survey, to identify additional exploration opportunities in the basin.
