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Article: TUNISIA - Sidi El Itayem & Mahares - Total Operations.
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- APS Review Gas Market Trends
- Article date:
- April 3, 2000
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An onshore field near Sfax, Sidi El Itayem was discovered in 1971 by Total's Compagnie Franco-Tunisienne des Petroles (CFTP). A small structure in a Triassic reservoir 7,500-7,800 feet deep, the field came on stream in 1972. The block called, Sfax-Kerkennah, is partly onshore and partly offshore first won by Total in 1968. In 1986, Total drilled additional wells in the northern part of the field's reservoir, where there was need for a greater density of holes. Output at Sidi El Itayem peaked at 8,000 b/d of 44 deg. API oil in 1977 but fell to less than 2,500 b/d in 1984. A gaslift system installed in the late 1980s enabled production to average between 2,500-3,000 b/d. ...
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Article: TUNISIA - Ashtart & Elf Operations
APS Review Gas Market Trends;
May 13, 1996 ;
700+ words
... ... located in the Gulf of Gabs, 80 km south-east of Sfax. The discovery occurred at the same time as the coastal field Sidi El Itayem was found by Total. Now Ashtart is producing about 20,000 b/d of sour 29.8x oil. It has been in decline since ...
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