Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 7

13-February-2006

tunisia

Candex Spuds Chaal-1 Exploration Well

Canadas Candax Energy on 5 February spudded the Chaal-1 exploration well in the onshore Chaal permit in Tunisia. The well will take some 50 days to drill to a target depth of 4,500ms and another 30 days for completion and testing. Candax said the preliminary testing program was subject to log interpretation and called for the testing of at least three zones in the primary target Lower Nara...