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The company intends to start drilling the well next month. Credit: Zbynek Burival on Unsplash. Canadian-based oil and gas company TAG Oil has achieved its first oil production in the Badr Oil Field (BED-1) in the Western Desert of Egypt. The company discovered oil in the vertical well, BED 1-7. TAG Oil said it perforated the Abu Roash “F” formation (ARF Formation) as well carried out a Diagnostic Fracture Injectivity Test. TAG Oil CEO Toby Pierce commented: “This activity is the first step to establish oil production from the ARF Formation, an oil-rich source rock that covers a significant portion of the 107km² BED-1 concession. “Production results confirm the economic feasibility of this important resource play in the Western Desert of Egypt.” The fracture stimulated the reservoir with a 110-ton sand treatment and pump schedule, and garnered positive response, validating reservoir models and projected performance. Upon flowback, the well emptied to the surface with the natural flow and cleaned up roughly 40% of the fracture fluid that had been injected, with 230 API oil being significantly present, the company said. More than 500 net barrels of oil were produced during the brief flowback. The generated oil was fed into […]
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