VOL. XLIII

No. 07

14-February-2000

EGYPT

Apache Announces Two New Gas Discoveries

Houston-based Apache Corporation on 7 February announced two new onshore hydrocarbon discoveries in Egypt. In its onshore/offshore West Mediterranean concession, the Akik-1X well tested at a rate of 23.4mn cu ft/d (cfd) of natural gas and 1,685 b/d of condensate through a 48/64 inch choke with 2,275 pounds per sq in of flowing wellhead pressure. Perforations were between 8,112 ft and 8,160 ft in the upper Alamein...