VOL. XXXVI

NO. 33

17-MAY-1993

SYRIA

Total's Drilling Plans For Bishri Tract

Total's plans for 1993 include the drilling of two wells - a horizontal wellin July and a vertical well in November - in the Bishri tract near Al-FuratPetroleum Company's Dair al-Zur permit in eastern Syria. Total made a discoveryin the tract in early 1990 at Wadi 'Ubaid which tested at a rate of 6,800 b/d of15-20 API crude oil. The discovery was put into production in mid-1992 at arate of 5,000 b/d, reportedly of 18 API...