Dover abandons Egyptian well
Posted: 24 September 2007
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Dover Petroleum has abandoned the EWA-4X well in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt, after reaching 1,600 m (5,250 ft) TD. A drillstem test was disappointing despite earlier encouraging log responses and quick-look log analysis.
The highly deviated well penetrated a major sequence of Carboniferous Nubia formation which included the targeted Kareem and Rudeis potential sandstone reservoirs, according to a statement by the oil and natural gas exploration company.
Unfortunately, none of these potential reservoirs provided indications of economic hydrocarbon accumulations, thus no testing is planned and the well is currently being electric wire-line logged and prepared for final plugging and abandonment.
The partners are assessing the results from this well and reviewing the future program in the block in light of the results.
Even though the well tested a clearly mapped closed structure which lies up-dip and less than 3 km from the prolific Warda Oilfield, it now seems clear that the major bounding fault lying between them is tight and has not provided a conduit for oil migration into the EWA-4X structure.
Meanwhile, Dover Petroleum Corp's wholly owned subsidiary, Slaterdome, Inc., with major oil and gas properties in Wyoming and Colorado , will have a rig on site at the end of September to begin testing the Federal 14-13 well most recently drilled by New Frontier Energy Inc., during the successful summer drilling program.
In addition, work is being done to tie in all six of the successful wells recently drilled. |
