VOL. XLI/VOL. XLII

Nos. 52/1

28-December-1998/4-January-1999

TUNISIA

Nuevo Energy Abandons Wildcat Well In Tunisia

Nuevo Energy Co. of Houston announced on 17 December that it hastemporarily abandoned the Chott Fejaj No. 3 well in Tunisia. A company statement said thattests of zones in the Upper Nara formation encountered non-commercial quantities ofhydrocarbons. The well has been set with a seven-inch casing to a depth of 3,532 ms. toprepare for deepening the well. Nuevo holds a 17.5% share of...