Saudi Aramco Tests Two Oil/Gas Discoveries Near Ghawar Field
Saudi Aramco has made two new oil discoveries near the giant Ghawar field, one of which is from a shallower reservoir at a well tested in February (MEES, 26 February). The Derwaza-1 well, 70km southeast of Ghawar, produced 5,569 b/d of Arabian Light 35° API oil and 2.8mn cfd of gas at 600 psi on a 1in choke from the Arab-D reservoir at 9,500ft depth. In February, the same well tested oil in the Unayzah reservoir at 15,310ft, which flowed 3,915 b/d with 11.9mn cfd at 4,466 psi pressure on a 32/64in choke. The second discovery, Mabrouk-1 was located 30km southeast of Ghawar and produced 5,600 b/d of 27.4° API heavy crude and 2mn cfd of gas.
Saudi Aramco Oil, Gas Discoveries: 2005-07
| Field/Region | Discovery | MEESReference |
2005 | Du΄ayban, Central Province, 125km SE of Riyadh | Oil (3,260 b/d Arabian Super Light) | 25 April 2005 |
Halfa, Eastern Province, 280km SE of Riyadh | Oil (6,000 b/d Arabian Extra Light) | 16 May 2005 | |
Fazran, Eastern Province, 95km west of Dhahran | Gas/Condensate | 4 July 2005 | |
Muraiqib, Eastern Province | Oil (1,079 b/d Arabian Light) | 22 May 2006 | |
Midrikah, Eastern Province, 240km SE of Riyadh | Gas/Condensate | 6 March 2006 | |
2006 | Karan, Offshore, 160km north of Dhahran | Gas | 24 April 2006 |
Zamlah-1, 50km south of Ghawar | Gas/Condensate | 10 July 2006 | |
Al-Kassab-1, 50km south of Ghawar | Gas | 18 September 2006 | |
Najimaan-1, 30km south of Ghawar | Gas | 4 December 2006 | |
2007 | Derwaza-1, 70km south of Ghawar (Unayzah) | Oil/Gas | 26 February |
Derwaza-1, (Arab-D) | Oil/Gas | 21 May | |
Mabrouk-1, 30km southeast of Ghawar | Oil/Gas | 21 May |
Source: Saudi Aramco.
