VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

ALGERIA

Sonatrach Makes New Gas Discovery In Reggane Basin

Sonatrach announced on 26 September the discovery of a new gas deposit in the Reggane Basin in southwest Algeria. The Azrafil Sud-Est 1 (AZSE-1) well in block 351b, about 10 km northeast of the town of Reggane, was drilled to a depth of 4,042ms. Following the first positive test, conducted on an interval of 4,002-4,007ms, a second attempt was made on the Gedinnien reservoir which resulted in a flow of...