Eni adds production from Egypt’s western desert

Eni added production from the South West Meleiha development and exploration concession by successfully drilling SWM-A-6X in the Egyptian western desert. The well is about 130 km north of the Siwa oasis and is close to existing production facilities.

Drilled in Faghur basin and to 15,800 ft TD, the well hit 130 ft net oil pay in the Paleozoic sandstones of the Dessouky formation. It is on stream producing 5,000 bo/d.

Production from South West Meleiha began in July 2019 and ramped up to 12,000 bo/d in 1 year due to contribution of new discoveries (OGJ Online, July 24, 2019).

Eni’s subsidiary Egyptian Oil Co. (IEOC) holds 100% stake in South West Meleiha. Operatorship is through AGIBA, a joint venture operating company equally held by IEOC and Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC).