By Q3 2019, Sonatrach had concluded drilling operations in its Gassi El Adem Nord Ouest 1 (GEANW 1) NFW. Results are not available. The well was drilled on the Gassi Touil II exploration licence, located in the Berkine Basin. It was spudded on 5 January 2019 and drilled using the ENAFOR #41 rig. GEANW 1 had a PTD of 3,820m and dual objectives in the Triassic and Palaeozoic. It was targeting a prospect to the north of the Gassi El Adem Nord gas & condensate field, discovered in 1980. The well is the first to be spudded under the new Gassi Touil II licence, awarded in Q4 2018. The new block is an effective re-award of the company's Gassi Touil concession, relinquished in the same quarter. Sonatrach operates the licence with 100% equity.
Gassi El Adem Nord Ouest 1 (GEANW 1) NFW. Sonatrach had concluded drilling operations on the Gassi Touil II exploration licence, located in the Berkine Basin. Results are not available.