Afar block 3, spudded 4Q â18 east of Farha South infrastructure, 1Q â19 discovery, LT testing planned, no details. CCED (op), partners Tethys Oil + MEPME.
Masarrah 1 near-field exploration well (CCED 50% op, Tethys Oil 30%, MEPME 20%) in Afar block 3, east of Farha South infrastructure, oil discovery, targeted a structure analogous to the Ulfa and Samah discoveries around 10 km NE of Ulfa 1. It had good oil shows in the targeted Precambrian Khufai Fm and tested light oil with good flow rates. 