Sonatrach is understood to have junked its Khechem En Nasseur Sud 2 (KENS 2) appraisal well on 23 September 2017. KENS 2 was spudded on the El Borma exploration licence in the Berkine Basin on 6 August 2017, with operations carried out using the ENTP #137 rig. It had a PTD of 2,667m, but reached just 49m before being abandoned. The well was planned to be the first appraisal of the February 2017 KENS 1 oil & gas discovery (TD 3,175m). It tested from the objective Triassic at ~2,000 bo/d with 1.5 MMcfg/d, at a WHP of 930 psi. Sonatrach was awarded El Borma, which lies adjacent to the Tunisian border, in September 2015. It operates the licence with 100% equity.
Algeria, El Borma