Texas, US-based IPR Energy Group (IPR) has made an oil discovery with its West AY-1X exploration well onshore Egypt, and the operator is already considering further wells to exploit the same sand. The successful wildcat tested and produced from a new formation — Kharita — in Alamein-44, adding an incremental 2850 barrels per day of oil to the Yidma-Alamein Western Desert Development Lease. West AY-1X was drilled to a depth of 13,166 feet, utilising a 1500 HP drilling rig. The well was lifted by coil tubing/nitrogen, then placed on production with an electric submersible pump (ESP) at a rate of 703 bpd of oil. IPR is currently evaluating the option for additional BMB sand development offset wells to West AY-1X.
