Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 11

14-March-2005

EGYPT

Tanganyika Spuds Third Exploration Well in Egypt

Tanganyika announced on 2 March it had spudded its third exploration well 17km northwest of the Hana Field. The well will be drilled to 2,200ft to test the Lower Miocene Rudeis sandstone reservoir. The company has completed two exploration wells in the current campaign to date, Fadl-1 and Hoshia-1. Fadl-1 was drilled to a total depth of 5,612ft and Hoshia-1 to 5,941ft. Petrophysical...