ENERGEAN HAS SPUDDED the WKO-1X well in the West Kom Ombo Field Concession located in Upper Egypt covering a total area of 31,521 km2. Energean Oil & Gas holds a 80 per cent working interest and is the operator of the block, Groundstar Resources Limited holds a 10 per cent carried interest through the exploration drilling stage.
p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">ENERGEAN HAS SPUDDED the WKO-1X well in the West Kom Ombo Field Concession located in Upper Egypt covering a total area of 31,521 km2. Energean Oil & Gas holds a 80 per cent working interest and is the operator of the block, Groundstar Resources Limited holds a 10 per cent carried interest through the exploration drilling stage.
The WKO-1X is the first of two committed exploration wells for the Second Exploration Period in the West Kom Ombo concession. The well will explore the interpreted Prospect-A1 with the primary objective being the Lower Cretaceous Six Hills F & E sandstones.
The well is expected to reach a total depth of approximately 2,370 m in about 30 days, with the land rig ST-2 from Sino Tharwa Drilling Company. The second well is planned to be drilled in Prospect-B1 to evaluate the exploration potential of the SW side of the block and to determine the thickness of the sedimentary section. The strategic objective of these two exploratory wells is to fulfill the work commitments of the second exploration phase by September 16th of 2011.
After seven months of the acquisition of the West Kom Ombo Concession the Company has accomplished the completion of 25 km of access road from the Luxor-Kharga highway to the Prospect-A1 drilling location, furthermore 95 km of road completed from Prospect-A1 to Prospect-B1, additionally the setting of all infrastructure and equipment and the rig mobilization to spud the first well on schedule.
Mathios Rigas, Chief Executive Officer of Energean Oil & Gas stated, "We are very excited for the beginning of our first drilling operations internationally, especially in the promising WKO Block. The drilling programme commenced on time and we look forward with anticipation to the results, as we seek to advance exploring the area and enrich our portfolio of assets in Egypt."
