Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has successfully added four new gas wells to the national production map, located in the West El Burullus (WEB) gas field in the Mediterranean, in partnership with Cairn Energy, and in Khalda Petroleum Company fields in the Western Desert, in collaboration with Apache Corporation.
The combined output of the new wells is estimated at 120 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMcf/d).
According to a ministry statement on Friday, the new well at West Burullus, operated by PetroWeb (a subsidiary of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company – EGAS), follows shortly after the third well in the field was brought online.
Initial tests of the fourth well indicate a production rate of around 50 MMcf/d.The well is being connected to production via Burullus Gas Company facilities, which will increase the field’s total output to over 100 MMcf/d.
In light of these positive results, the ministry is updating its drilling plan to include a fifth well at the PetroWeb platform.
In the Western Desert, Khalda Petroleum has reported promising results from three new wells drilled under Apache’s investment program, yielding an estimated 70 MMcf/d and 700 barrels of condensates.
The ministry highlighted that these achievements reflect the effectiveness of its investment incentives, which have encouraged Apache to expand its exploration and production activities in the country.
The drilling campaign included the successful exploratory well SHAI-2X in the western area, with initial tests showing a production rate of 30 MMcf/d.
Another exploratory well, Mahroussa-N01X, located in East Abu Gharadiq, reported initial production of approximately 25 MMcf/d and 700 barrels of condensates.
Both wells are scheduled to be connected to production during April using existing infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the third well, Salam-88ST, is already producing around 15 MMcf/d.
