VOL. XLIV

No 34

20-August-2001

EGYPT

Apache Announces New Khalda Find,Completes Two Producer Wells

ApacheCorporation on 6 August announced a new gas/condensate discovery in its Khaldaconcession in Egypts Western Desert, which tested 21.9mn cu ft/day of gas and1,560 b/d of condensate. The company said the Yasser-19 well, which was drilledto assess the potential for bypassed attic oil in the Bhariya and Kharita zonesand to explore the deeper Alam el-Bueib (AEB) section, discovered 78ft of payin the...