The first production test at Eni’s Zohr 2X appraisal well delivered some 44 MMcf/d of gas, offshore Egypt.
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Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi. Image from Eni. |
The Zohr 2X well, Eni’s first appraisal well on its giant Zohr discovery, indicates a potential to deliver up to 250 MMcf/d in a production configuration, roughly 46,000 boe/d.
“During the test, 120m of the reservoir were opened to production. The well, constrained by surface facilities, delivered up to 44 MMcf/d,” Eni said. “The comprehensive set of data collected and analyzed have proved that the well has a great production capacity.”
Zohr, in the deepwater Shorouk block, in the Mediterranean Sea is Egypt’s largest gas field discovery to date, according to Eni. The field holds the potential of up to 30 Tcf of lean gas in place, or 5.5 billion boe, over an area of about 100sq km, it says.
In late-February, Eni completed the Zohr 2X well, encountering 1614ft (455m) of continuous hydrocarbon column in a carbonate sequence with excellent reservoir characteristics (305m net pay). Zohr 2X well was drilled about 1.5km southeast from from the Zohr 1X exploration well, and down-dip of it, on the flank of the Zohr structure, in 4800ft water depth.
Eni expects to start production from Zohr in 2017, with production progressively ramping up to approximately 75 MMscm/d, doubling its 2015 production, the company said.
This year, the Italian giant anticipates to drill an additional three wells. Bids for offshore activities have begun, and are nearly completed, according to Eni. In addition, the onshore gas treatment plant construction works have already started.
In October, IHS Energy said that new analysis of Zohr indicates that the natural gas discovery has significant technical, commercial, and strategic implications for the gas market in Egypt.
Eni, through IEOC, holds 100% stake in the Shorouk license. Operations are being conducted by Petrobel, which is a joint venture between IEOC and the state partner Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC).
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