Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Qatar Petroleum (QP) President and CEO Saad Sherida Al Kaabi held a press conference on 25 November 2019 during which he announced that onshore appraisal drilling at the NF-12 wellsite had revealed that North Field reservoirs extend further onshore than had previously been mapped. The deep well is believed to have been spudded during 1Q 2018 on the outskirts of Ras Laffan Industrial City, 12km from the coast. Al Kaabi noted that his company had undertaken "extensive testing over the past few months" and the presence of hydraulic fracturing equipment on the wellsite, would tend to suggest that the testing included both Khuff and deeper pre-Khuff clastic objectives.    As a result of its recent      exploration and appraisal activities, Al Kaabi stated that QP's estimate      of North Field "gas reserves" had more than doubled to exceed      1,760 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). He also confirmed that condensate      reserves had increased to over 70 billion barrels (Bbbl), but estimates      have yet to be publicly verified by a qualified independent authority.     QP does not hold a formal exploration contract onshore Qatar, yet it periodically conducts onshore exploration drilling activities on behalf of the government.        QP reported in 2016 that two appraisal wells drilled on the small Abruk structure in the west of the country some 5km from the Dukhan oil field had yielded disappointing results.       EnCana was the last company to hold a dedicated onshore concession.
Qatar Petroleum reports successful onshore North Field appraisal well NF-12