In early March 2018, SDX Energy encountered gas in its Sidi Al Harati 2 (SAH 2) appraisal/development well, located on the Sebou Central exploration permit in the Gharb Basin. The well encountered 5.2m of net gas pay in two intervals in the Miocene Guebbas and Hoot formations. SAH 2 was spudded in late February 2018, using an XCD Drilling rig. It reached a TD of 1,304m. SDX is now planning to test and complete the well, before moving the rig to the Lalla Mimouna permit to drill the LNB 1 NFW.SAH 2 is understood to have been an appraisal/development of the 1985 SAH 1 discovery, drilled by Petrofina. It reached 1,499m TD, encountering gas in the Miocene. In June 2014, Circle Oil also made a Miocene gas discovery in the Sidi Al Harati West 1 (SAHW 1), located ~1.5km SW of SAH 1. It was tied into production in 2015. SAH 2 forms part of the company's nine-well campaign in the country, following the acquisition of Circle Oil's Moroccan assets in January 2017. The Sebou Central permit contains 16 Miocene sandstone discoveries, with just eight of the fields currently producing. Gross production across the permit averages just 5.1 MMcfg/d. SDX is aiming to increase output by 50% during the course of the development campaign. The company operates Sebou Central with 75% equity, in partnership with ONHYM (25%, carried).
SDX Energy encountered gas in its Sidi Al Harati 2 (SAH 2) appraisal/development well, located on the Sebou Central exploration permit in the Gharb Basin. The well encountered 5.2m of net gas pay in two intervals in the Miocene Guebbas and Hoot formations.