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The US-based energy company the Hess Corporation has announced that a Libyan subsidiary has carried out a successful test of its discovery well A1-54/01 offshore Libya in the Mediterranean Sea.
In a statement the company said that Well A1-54/01 was originally drilled in the Arous Al-Bahar prospect in 2008 and encountered hydrocarbons in several intervals with a combined gross section of approximately 500 feet.
“Hess recently reentered and perforated the well over a 300 foot carbonate interval and performed a drill stem test. The well flowed at a rate of 27 million standard cubic feet of good quality natural gas per day and 533 barrels of condensate per day on a 52/64 inch choke,” the statement said.
“The test was performed using the sixth generation dynamically positioned Stena Forth drill ship.”
Hess holds a 100% working interest in Area 54, which it operates under an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) with Libya’s National Oil Corporation.
