In October 2017, Apache was understood to have concluded drilling operations in its West Kalabsha Y 2X (WKAL Y 2X) appraisal well, located on the West Kalabsha PSC in the Faghur Basin. It was spudded in Q3 2017 and drilled to a TD of 4,907m. Operations were carried out using the Egyptian Drilling Company #54 rig. WKAL Y 2X is the first appraisal of the 2013 WKAL Y 1X discovery (TD 4,800m). It encountered oil in the Jurassic Safa sandstones. The discovery lies ~4km SE of the company's 2012 Wafaa 1X oil discovery. Apache operates the PSC with 67% equity, in partnership with Sinopec (33%). 
Egypt, Kalabsha (Dev)