Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 45

8-November-2004

ALGERIA

First Calgary Cases Ninth Successful Well On Block 405b

First Calgary Petroleums (FCP) announced on 1 November initial results from the drilling of the exploration well MZLS-1 on its 100% held Ledjmet Block 405b in Algeria (MEES, 15 March). FCP said that wireline logging of MZLS-1 indicated the presence of 51ms of net hydrocarbon pay over multiple geological intervals. Production testing is anticipated to commence in early...