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Nooros fast-track development achieves production milestone
BP has confirmed production ramp up from the Nidoco North 1X exploration well and the Nidoco North West 4 development well in the Nooros field, located in the Abu Madi West concession in the Nile Delta, Egypt.
BP holds a 25% stake in the concession of Abu Madi West, and Eni, through its subsidiary IEOC, holds 75%. The field is operated by Petrobel, a joint venture between IEOC and the state partner Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).
Discovered in July 2015, the field is now producing around 305mn cf/d of gas, 3,000 b/d of condensates and 1,500 b/d of NGLs from four wells. This has been achieved after facility debottlenecking and enhancing existing production facilities.
The Nidoco W-2 exploration well was expected to spud in late May and will test a western segment of the field. Another exploration well, the BSW-1 (Barakish), was spudded by Petrobel in April, to test an analogous but separate reservoir north of Noroos. BP holds a 50% stake in the Baltim South development lease where the BSW-1 well is being drilled.
Development wells, including Nidoco North West 5 well spudded on 7 May, are expected to increase production over the course of 2016.
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Subjects: Engineering, Economics, business and commerce, Energy consumption, Commercial, Oil and gas, Natural gas liquids, Primary energy production, Drilling, Gas wells, Offshore exploration
