BP
Egypt Raven discovery in Nile Delta
Posted: 25 March 2004
BP Egypt announced a gas and condensate discovery in the western
Nile Delta. The Raven 1 exploration well in the North Alexandria
(N Alex) Concession is the fourth discovery on this block following
the Taurus, Libra and Fayoum discoveries made in 2000 and 2001.
Raven 1 is located northwest of Rosetta, 40 kilometers off the
coast of Egypt at a water depth of about 650 meters. On March 20th,
2004 the Raven 1 well successfully tested and flowed gas at rates
up to 37.4 million standard cubic feet per day and 741 barrels of
condensate per day.
The Raven 1 well is the second well of a three well program BP
is currently operating in the Nile Delta. Ruby 2, in the West Mediterranean
Deepwater concession (WMDW), was the first well drilled, and was
successfully appraised in September 2003. After having completed
a sidetrack to drill additional deeper targets, the rig will move
to the Polaris 1 location on the WMDW concession to drill another
well.
BP operates the N Alex concession with a 60% working interest with
RWE Dea holding the remaining 40% interest in the block. The West
Mediterranean Deepwater concession is immediately adjacent to N
Alex where BP, as operator, holds an 80% working interest in the
block and RWE Dea holds 20%.
For more information see www.bp.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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