Sonatrach has made an oil & gas discovery in its Hassi Berkine Sud Ouest 1 (HBSW 1) NFW. The well tested from what is understood to have been a Palaeozoic interval, at ~1,989 bo/d & 9.6 MMcfg/d, at a WHP of 1,750 psi. HBSW 1 is located in the west of the Ourhoud II exploration licence, in the Berkine Basin. It was spudded on 14 January 2017, with operations being carried out using the Dalma Energy #12 rig. The well reached a TD of 4,900m in April 2017. HBSW 1 is the third successful exploration well to target the deeper Palaeozoic on the block since 2015. In August 2016, the Hassi Berkine Nord Est Profond 3 (HBNEP 3) appraisal well was completed, having tested oil, gas & condensate from the Silurian and Siegenian. In December 2016, Hassi Berkine Centre 1 (HBKC 1) encountered gas & condensate in a Siegenian-Gedinnian interval. Sonatrach operates the Ourhoud II exploration licence, which confers exploration rights across the Groupement Berkine-operated Hassi Berkine Sud Field, with 100% equity.
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