石油设备网讯 据TradeArabia 5月21日报道，该项目位于埃尔阿里什租界北部755米深的水域，也被称为6号区块。
该区块位于地中海东部盆地，近年来在那里还发现了其他巨大的天然气。该项目位于埃尔阿里什租界北部755米深的水域，也被称为6号区块。
Merak-1井将与从ADVantage Drilling Services SAE公司租用的第6代动态定位钻井船“钨探测船”一起钻井。该公司在一份声明中说，这口井计划钻探约70天。
在勘探成功的情况下，这口井可增加的预期资源可达到4万亿立方英尺天然气。这种规模的世界级资源的发现可以很容易地支持近海油田的开发。声明称，如果Merak-1成功，后续将进行更多的勘探和评估钻探。
2007年，达纳天然气公司收购了埃及尼罗河三角洲沿岸的Centurion资产。自那时以来，已钻了48口探井，成功率达67%，发现了25个新油气藏。探明储量加上可能储量增加了120%以上，产量增加了50%。
在现有的开发租约和El Mataraya陆上区块(由英国石油运营的合资区块)，仍有巨大的勘探潜力，在中新世早期仍有广阔的勘探前景。El Mataraya陆上区块计划在今年晚些时候钻探一口探井。埃及的达纳天然气产量目前超过34,000桶。
首席执行官帕特里克·奥尔曼—沃德博士说:“我们已经在我们的埃及第6街区租界开始了一个令人兴奋的勘探项目。到目前为止，我们在埃及的所有行动都是在尼罗河三角洲进行的。”
他补充说:“虽然我们继续优化现有14个油田的产量，并在尼罗河三角洲地区探索新的前景，但潜在的世界级海上天然气资源的增加，为我们在埃及业务的显著增长提供了机会，这将对达纳天然气产生革命性的影响。”
薛珂 编译自 Trade Arabia
原文如下：
Dana Gas starts drilling operations at offshore Egypt
The location is in 755 m of water in the North El Arish concession, also known as Block 6.
This block is in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin where other giant natural gas discoveries have been made in recent years. The location is in 755 m of water in the North El Arish concession, also known as Block 6.
The Merak-1 well will be drilled with the 6th generation dynamically positioned drillship "Tungsten Explorer", on hire from ADVantage Drilling Services SAE – a JV between ADES International and Vantage Driller II Co (a subsidiary of Vantage Drilling). The well is planned to take approximately 70 days to drill, said the company ina statement.
Prospective resources to be added from this well in the case of exploration success could reach 4 trillion cu ft of natural gas. The discovery of a world-class resource of this size could easily support an offshore field development. If Merak-1 is successful, additional exploration and appraisal drilling will follow, it stated.
Dana Gas purchased the Centurion assets onshore the Nile Delta in Egypt in 2007. Since then, 48 exploration wells have been drilled with a 67% success rate resulting in 25 new pool discoveries. Proved plus probable reserves were increased by over 120% and production by 50%.
Significant exploration potential remains in deep, early Miocene prospects in the existing development leases and in El Mataraya onshore which is a joint venture block operated by BP, where an exploration well is planned to be drilled later this year. Dana Gas production from Egypt is currently over 34,000 boepd.
CEO Dr Patrick Allman-Ward said: "We have commenced an exciting exploration programme in our Egypt Block 6 Concession Area. Until now, all of our Egyptian operations have been onshore the Nile Delta."
"Whilst we continue to optimise production from our 14 existing fields and explore new prospects in the Nile Delta region, the potential addition of new world class gas resources offshore presents an opportunity for significant growth in our Egypt business that would be transformative for Dana Gas," he added.
