Kuwait Energy Company is moving the ED-50 rig to the north of the Licence, to drill another well, after the moderate success of the last one, which will soon be brought to production.

The next probe is the ASD-1X exploration well, located close to the producing Al Jahraa field. The well is targeting the Abu Roash reservoirs in the Prospect D structure and, if successful, can again be quickly be brought into production.

The last well, ASH-3, a step-out development well in the ASH Field, penetrated a gross hydrocarbon column of 59metres in the primary Alam El Bueib (AEB) reservoir target, 27.5metres of which is estimated to be net pay. The well recorded a maximum flow rate of 6,379 bopd and 6.7 mmscf/d (c. 7,720 boepd gross; 1,700 boepd net), during testing, on a 64/64″ choke, from the AEB reservoir. On a reduced, 30/64″ choke, expected to be more representative of the producing flow rates, the well flowed at 3,561 bopd and 2.9 mmscf/d (c. 4,140 boepd gross; 910 boepd net).

It was spud on the 4^th January, and it reached a total depth (TD) of 4,087m MD (3,918m TVDSS) on 8^th February.

“The partners, Kuwait Energy and United  Oil and Gas when brought on production over the coming days, ASH-3 will provide a significant boost to the concession-wide production rates that averaged 10,500 boepd gross (2,310 boepd net) during January 2021.

“We look forward to the spudding of the forthcoming exploration well and the remainder of our 2021 work programme,” the partners say.

SOURCE: OILANDGASREPORT