VOL. XXXI 

NO. 21 

29-FEBRUARY-1988

EGYPT

Agiba Makes New Discovery in Melehia Concession 

Agiba Petroleum Company has made a new oil and gas discovery in the Melehia concession in the Western Desert, according to Egyptian Oil Minister Abd El-Hady Kandil. The discovery well, Falak 2, which was taken down to a depth of 13,000 ft. to test the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous formations, yielded about 3,000 b/d of 43° API crude oil and 14mn cu. ft./day of gas on initial...