VOL. XLIV

No 48

26-November-2001

EGYPT

Shells Abu GharadigDiscovery Tests 4,190 B/D

ShellEgypt announced on 5 November that its JG-1X discovery well in its 2.4mn acreNortheast Abu Gharadig Concession tested 4,190 b/d of oil and 5mn cu ft/day ofnatural gas. The Western Desert discovery was tested on a 48/64in choke with1,171 psi of flowing wellhead pressure. It was perforated between 10,497ft and10,517ft in the Khatatba Sandstone. The JG-1X is the first Jurassic sandstoneoil discovery in this...