On 14 March 2019, Eni announced that the Nour 1ST (Jg 081-1) sidetracked well in the Nour North Sinai exploration block, East Nile Delta had encountered 33 m of gross sandstone pay with good petrophysical properties and an estimated gas column of 90 m in the Oligocene Tineh formation. The company has not tested the well, but it is being evaluated using the intense data acquired from drilling operations.    The original hole, Nour 1 Wildcat (Jg81-1), was spudded on 26 September 2018, with Saipemâs âScarabeo-9â S/S in 295 m of water and drilled to a depth of 4,284 m. The well was sidetracked after the BHA struck downhole and drilled to a TD of 5,914 m (5,877 m TVD) in the Cretaceous carbonates. The well was not tested.    The planned TD is 5,826 m and the objectives are the Tertiary and the carbonate build up/cretaceous play found in the Zohr field.    Eni is the operator of the block with 40% interest. Other partners are BP with 25% interest, Mubadala with 20% interest and Tharwa Petroleum Company holds the remaining 15%.    Background information    On 14 August 2018, Eni announced that it was awarded the Nour exploration block in the East Nile Delta. The block, which is located some 50 km offshore, covers 739 sq km in water depths ranging from 50 to 400 m.     Eni and partners are committed to spend USD 105 million for the drilling of two wells.
Eni SpA finds gas in the Nour 1ST sidetracked well in the Nour North Sinai exploration block