Around June 2019, Apache Corp plugged and abandoned the exploratory well Kalabsha West Buchis Far West 1 in its West Kalabsha exploration block, Northern Egypt Basin.  The well, which was spudded on 1 April 2019 using the âEDC-54â land rig reached a TD of 4,892 m in the Paleozoic series. The primary objectives were the Lower Cretaceous Alam El Bueib 1, 2 3A, 3C, 3G, 5 and 6 units of the Burg El Arab Formation and the Middle Jurassic Safa Member of the Khatatba Formation.  The West Kalabsha exploration block is operated by Apache Oil Egypt (67%) with partner, Sinopec International Petroleum E&P Corp (33%).   Background Information  The area of the West Kalabsha block was previously held by Epedeco Sallum as part of a larger block called Sallum relinquished in November 1999. The Sallum block extended to the border with Libya and to the Mediterranean coastline. Epedeco recorded 1,181 km of 2D seismic data in the last quarter of 1996. The company drilled one well in the area which become West Kalabsha.   In early June 2004, Apache was assigned the West Kalabsha exploration block covering 2,714 sq km in the Northern Egypt Basin. The block was offered under the terms of the 2003 bid round.
Apache Corp plugged and abandoned the exploratory well Kalabsha West Buchis Far West 1 in its West Kalabsha exploration block, Northern Egypt Basin. Results n/a.