SDX Energy Inc. said its SD-3X appraisal well at South Disouq, Egypt, produced 12.02 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) of conventional natural gas during testing.
The company deemed the production test successful.
“The well is located the furthest down dip on the structure and had the least amount of pay when compared to the two offset wells. We therefore limited both the test duration and peak rates to ensure that no damage was done to the well whilst testing it,” SDX CEO Paul Welch said in a news release. “The well performed in line with the offsets even with the reduced pay section.”
The results gave the company confidence that it can hit peak rates of 60MMscf/d at South Disouq with the current well stock, Welch added.
SDX said in the release that the well flowed at a maximum rate of 16.1 MMscf/d of during an 8-hour cleanup period and was then shut in for eight hours. Afterward, the well was flowed for two successive six-hour periods at average rates of 5.3 MMscf/d and 8.4 MMscf/d, respectively, and one extended flow period of 12-hours at an average rate of 10.5 MMscf/d.
The well was later shut in for a pressure buildup of 96 hours, which is ongoing. Following this, SDX said downhole pressure gauges will be retrieved and the well suspended prior to being connected to the local production facilities.
Welch said the company plans to connect the SD-3X appraisal well to infrastructure adjacent to its SD-1X discovery. “We are targeting a late Q4 2018 startup of production in South Disouq,” he said.
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