Saudi Aramco has discovered two unconventional natural gas fields, Awtad and AlDahna, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister said today.
Awtad was discovered south-west of the Ghawar field, 142km south-west from the city of Hofuf, while AlDahna was found 230km south-west of Dhahran.
“The importance of these discoveries lies in strengthening the kingdom’s natural gas reserves, which contributes to supporting the kingdom’s strategies and achieving the goals of the liquid fuel displacement programme,” Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said.
Gas flowed from one well, the Awtad-108001, at a rate of 10 million standard cubic feet per day, along with a daily 740 barrels of condensate, and from the Awtad well at a rate of 16.9 million standard cubic feet daily, along with 165 barrels of condensate a day.
Gas flowed from AlDahna-4 well at a rate of 8.1 million standard cubic feet daily, and from AlDahna well at a rate of 17.5 million standard cubic feet daily, along with a daily 362 barrels of condensate.
