Eni, Sonatrach startup field onshore Algeria
Italy’s Eni SPA and Algeria’s Sonatrach started production at HDLE/HDLS oil field in the Zemlet el Arbi concession, Berkine North basin, in the Algerian desert.
HDLE/HDLS is currently producing 10,000 bo/d. Production will ramp up through an accelerated development plan which envisages drilling of new wells in 2023.
Preliminary estimates put the size of the discovery, made in March, near 140 million bbl of oil in place (OGJ Online, Mar. 21, 2022).
The concession is operated by a joint venture between Eni (49%), and Sonatrach (51%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
