In late February 2020, Khalda Petroleum Co (Khalda) successfully tested the new field wildcat Elan 1 in the Khalda block, Northern Egypt Basin.  The well, which was drilled to a TD of 4,188 m flowed oil and gas presumably from the Cenomanian Bahariya Formation.   The company spudded the well on 3 January 2020 with a planned TD at 4,267 in the Paleozoic units.  Khalda, a JV between EGPC (50%), Apache (33.5%) and Sinopec (16.5%) is operating the Khalda block since July 2001.
Elan 1 nfw. (Khalda 100% = JV between EGPC 50%, Apache 33.5%, Sinopec 16.5%) in Khalda block, TD=4188m, flowed o&g presumably from the Cenomanian Bahariya target