The South Sidi-Ghazy 1x was spudded on July 20, 2008, and drilled to a total depth of 3,188m within the Late Miocene. The well encountered a gas bearing interval of 24m column.
Formation evaluation and the modular dynamics tester tool confirmed the presence of gas in the intervals of 2,747m to 2,771m with porosities in the range of 27%.
The prospect is based on a seismic anomaly within the Upper Messinian succession, which shows direct hydrocarbon indicators conformable with a four way dip closure at the top of the Messinian succession in analogue to the North Sidi-Ghazy discovery, drilled by RWE Dea in 2008.
