Khalda Oil Company, the joint venture of the Apache Corporation and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, has announced the discovery of new oil in the West Fewebs-1 area.
The test was carried out at a 270-ft well drilling into the Paleozoic sand in the Kalabsha Development Area of the Western Desert. The recovery on a 1-in production opening was 7,165 barrels of oil per day (boepd) with a quality of 44 degrees, and 23 million cu ft of associated gas.
The electrical records of the well has proven the presence of hydrocarbon in the Paleozoic component with a total net thickness of 462 ft.（2024-08-28）