Eni, together with Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach, has made a significant oil and gas discovery in Algeria’s Berkine North Basin.
The discovery, located in the Zemlet el Arbi concession in the Algerian desert, is anticipated to hold around 140m barrels of crude oil, according to the preliminary estimates.
Zemlet el Arbi is jointly operated by Eni with a 49% stake, and Sonatrach with 51%.
The partners have drilled the exploratory well on the HDLE exploration prospect, located about 15km from the processing facilities of the Bir Rebaa North field.
HDLE-1 encountered light oil in the Triassic sandstones of the Trias Argileux Argileux Inferieur (TAGI) formation, confirming 26m of net pay with excellent petrophysical characteristics.
The well has delivered 46.4 m3/hr or 7,000 barrels/day of oil and 140,000 m3/day of associated gas, during the production test.
HDLE-1 marks the first well among the new exploration campaign planned for the Berkine North Basin, which comprises drilling of five wells in the prospect.
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