In early February 2018, BP abandoned the Khairat Downthrown 1 (Jd 64-7) exploration well in the onshore El Matariya (Block 3), Nile Delta after the well penetrated a good Messinian reservoir interval but was water wet.   The well was spudded on 31 December 2017 with the âEDC-9â land rig and drilled to a TD around 3,300 m. It has objectives in the Miocene layer and a planned TD of 3,306 m.  The El Matariya Onshore Concession Area is located onshore Nile Delta and covers an area of 960 sq km. It is adjacent to Dana Gasâs existing West El Manzala and West El Qantara Development Leases and the recently acquired North El Salhiya (Block 1) Concession Area.   Background information  On 2 June 2015, Dana Gas announced that it had finalized an agreement with BP for the drilling of an exploration well in the onshore El Matariya (Block 3), Nile Delta. Under the terms of the agreement, BP as the operator will carry Dana Gas for its 50% share of the cost of the well, subject to an agreed cap of USD 39 million.  BP has the option, subject to Government approval, to farm into parts of Dana Gasâs West El Manzala concession while retaining the operatorship and ownership of the existing and future shallow gas business with Dana Gas.   In addition, BP has a further option, again subject to Government approval, to farm into other areas of West El Manzala concession and into the recently-awarded North El Salhiya concession area, for a 50% participating interest in each case, if it elects to drill a second exploration well and carry Dana Gasâs 50% share of the related well costs, again subject to a similar agreed cap. As with the first farm-in option, operatorship and ownership of the existing and future shallow gas business of the farm-in areas will remain with Dana Gas.   In Early March 2017, BP abandoned Mocha 1 wildcat in the onshore El Matariya (Block 3), Nile Delta after encountering non-commercial quantities of gas in the Oligocene, which was the target. The well was spudded in early May 2016 and drilled to a TD of 5,940 m. It has the Oligocene layer as the objective and a planned TD at around 6,000 m. Wet gas was encountered in the Messinian layer during drilling.
Khairat Downthrown 1 (Jd 64-7) (BP 50% op, Dana Gas 50%) in the onshore El Matariya block (Block 3) P&A, well penetrated a good Messinian sands reservoir interval but was water wet.