In Q3 2018, Tharwa Petroleum made an oil discovery in its East Abu Sennan G 1X (EAS G 1X) NFW, located on the East Abu Sennan PSC in the Abu Gharadig Basin. The well encountered oil in the Cretaceous Upper Bahariya Formation. It was spudded on 22 July 2018, reaching 1,865m TD in the Cretaceous Kharita Formation. Operations were carried out using the Tanmia Petroleum "Tanmia 1" rig. EAS G 1X is the second discovery made on the block in 2018. In January 2018, the EAS C 1X NFW discovered oil in the same interval, after reaching 2,423m TD. It was drilled ~5km south of EAS G 1X. A successful appraisal, EAS C 2X was drilled May-June 2018. The campaign follows on from two oil discoveries being made in the south of the block in 2017. Six wells have now encountered oil, since Tharwa commenced its drilling campaign in 2017. The company operates East Abu Sennan with 100% equity.
Tharwa Petroleum made an oil discovery in its East Abu Sennan G 1X (EAS G 1X) NFW, located on the East Abu Sennan PSC in the Abu Gharadig Basin. The well encountered oil in the Cretaceous Upper Bahariya Formation. It was spudded on 22 July 2018, reaching 1,865m TD in the Cretaceous Kharita Formation. 