VOL. XLV

No 13

1-April-2002

EGYPT

Tanganyika Spuds Farag-1Well, Hana South-1 To BeRetested

Canada痴 Tanganyika Oil Company announced on 22 March it had spudded the Farag-1 well in the onshore West Gahrib concession on Egypt痴 Gulf of Suez. The well,which is located 12km north of the Hana field, is targetingthe Miocene Upper Rudeis reservoir as well as thedeep Nubia reservoir and will be drilled to 10,500ft. On 15 March Tanganyika reported a problem with the cement casing of the Hana South-1 well....