In early February 2018, Khalda Petroleum Co. (Khalda) abandoned the Mercury 1 (Ii018-3) wildcat in the Khalda Offset (New) B-North block as a dry hole.  The well was spudded on 23 December 2017 with âEDC-17â land rig and drilled to a TD around 4,100 m in the Alam El Bueib Member. It had a planned TD of 4,115 m and objectives in the Alam El Bueib Member.   The Khalda Offset (New) block is held by Khalda with a 100% interest.  Â 
Egypt (Shoushan Sub-basin (Northern Egypt B.)) Khalda