In a launch despatched to Rigzone by the IPR Power Group (IPR) staff not too long ago, the corporate introduced “one other vital hydrocarbon discovery” within the Yidma area, which is located within the Yidma-Alamein concession in Egypt’s Western Desert.
“The effectively was drilled to a complete depth of 8,910 ft, focusing on untapped reserves following current successes within the adjoining Alamein area,” IPR mentioned within the launch, including that the effectively encountered “a considerable oil column of 73 ft [of] hydrocarbons beneath a decent stratigraphic barrier throughout the Alamein Dolomite formation”.
“A extremely porous dolostone interval was perforated, yielding preliminary charges of 1,926 barrels of oil per day, stabilizing at a price of 1,250 barrels of oil per day with prime quality mild oil at 43°API, with minimal water minimize (0.5 p.c BS&W) by way of a 64/64-inch choke,” IPR famous within the launch.
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The corporate highlighted within the launch that the effectively is at the moment producing below pure movement and revealed that output is anticipated to achieve 1,500 barrels of oil per day following the set up of an electrical submersible pump.
“This effectively’s success, and former successes final yr throughout the concession, provides extra reserves and manufacturing wedges on account of IPR using new conceptional exploration and redevelopment plans to all mature and legacy area actions within the concession,” IPR acknowledged within the launch.
The corporate identified {that a} comply with up effectively, Yidma-14X, is below last drilling, the place IPR mentioned “related completion practices will probably be used for the deeper exploration goal, Alam El Bueib”.
An IPR spokesperson mentioned within the launch, “this new discovery once more emphasizes the excellent distinctive worth of the untapped potential of the Yidma-Alamein concession that has been produced for over 60 years and nonetheless displays sizable worth and potential that may be accessed utilizing newly improved exploitation methodologies, upgrading manufacturing know-how, horizontal drilling, and optimized stimulation strategies”.
“We at the moment are launching a complete exploitation program, together with new growth wells, fieldwide waterflood tasks, and the deployment of superior manufacturing enhancement applied sciences,” the spokesperson added.
In its launch, IPR highlighted that it holds a one hundred pc working curiosity within the Yidma-Alamein concession.
In a launch posted on its website in June final yr, IPR introduced that it found hydrocarbons in effectively AL-52Kh within the Yidma-Alamein concession.
“This effectively proved profitable in confirming the idea of unexploited reserves on this promising accumulation over the Alamein-Qattara Ridge,” the corporate famous in that launch.
“The effectively was drilled to a depth of 8,670 ft and encountered 54 ft of web pay from multi-stacked reservoirs, primarily focusing on the Decrease Kharita,” it added.
“After effectively testing, AL-52Kh was nitrogen-lifted with stabilized charges of two,765 barrels of oil per day at 36°API with lower than one p.c fundamental sediment and water (BS&W) on a ½-inch choke,” it continued.
“The effectively has been positioned on electrical submersible pump and related after a four-day Stress Buildup check to present infrastructure and added to total manufacturing volumes,” it went on to state.
In that launch, IPR mentioned the effectively is anticipated to provide 3,000 barrels of oil per day, “with total area manufacturing reaching 8,000 barrels of oil per day”.
In a launch posted on its website in January final yr, IPR introduced “the invention of exploration effectively West AY-1X and the profitable testing and manufacturing from a brand new formation (Kharita) in Alamein-44, including an incremental 2,850 barrels of oil per day to the Yidma-Alamein Western Desert Improvement Lease”.
West AY-1X was drilled to a depth of 13,166 ft, IPR revealed in that launch, including that this deep multi-target exploration effectively within the Yidma-Alamein Concession lease encountered 33 ft of perforated interval within the Basal Center Bahariya sand.
“The effectively was lifted by coil tubing/nitrogen, then positioned on manufacturing with an ESP at a price of 703 barrels of oil per day with one p.c BS&W,” IPR famous on this launch.
“Throughout the identical lively exploitation marketing campaign, effectively Alamein-44 was recompleted right into a fractured carbonate attic oil zone within the Alamein Dolomite formation, simply 25 meters from the unique 1966 area discovery effectively (Alamein-1X), which has already produced 13.8 million barrels of oil,” it added.
“A 5 foot interval was perforated on the high of the Dolomite part and produced at a mean gross price of three,016 barrels of fluid per day and steady web oil price of two,147 barrels of oil per day of 33°API gravity oil, confirming the presence of attic oil all through this prolific formation,” it went on to state.
IPR describes itself on its web site as a bunch of worldwide corporations within the power sector actively engaged in oil and fuel exploration and manufacturing all over the world and offering engineering and oilfield companies worldwide.
“We capitalize on our technical experience and innovation to enhance petroleum restoration, whether or not in our personal E&P portfolio or by way of our international service choices to the market,” the corporate notes on its website.
In Egypt, the corporate has a present portfolio of operated and non-operated onshore and offshore property totaling 14,522 web sq. kilometers and three.6 million web acres of oil and fuel manufacturing, in keeping with its website.
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