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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Eni and Sonatrach announced a further discovery in the Sif Fatima II concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert.
The Rhourde Oulad Djemaa Ouest-1 (RODW-1) exploration well, in the Sif Fatima II research perimeter, is the third well in the exploration drilling campaign. It led to a discovery of oil and associated gas in the Triassic sandstones of the Tagi reservoir. During the production test, the well produced 1,300 bpd/day of oil and about 2 mmscf/d of associated gas.
The RODW-1 discovery comes after the significant discovery of HDLE-1 in Zemlet el Arbi, announced in March 2022, and the successful appraisal well HDLS-1 in the adjacent Sif Fatima II.
The development of these discoveries will be fast-tracked, thanks to their proximity to existing BRN/ROD facilities.
The RODW-1 discovery confirms the validity of Eni’s and Sonatrach’s successful near-field and infrastructure-led exploration strategy, that allows a rapid valorization of the new resources.
The Zemlet el Arbi and Sif Fatima II concessions are operated by a joint venture between Eni (49%), and Sonatrach (51%). The discovery is part of the new exploration campaign which will include the drilling of five wells in the Berkine North Basin.
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