According to a Tuesday statement by Libya’s NOC, the well was drilled in water depth of about 150 m and reached a total depth of 9780 feet (2981 meter). Discovery exploration well is located approximately 140 km from the Libyan capital Tripoli , and 5 km to the north of the producing Bahr Essalam gas field . Eni is the operator of the license where the discovery is located with Libya ’s National Oil Corporation as partner . The well was drilled in water depth of about 200 metres and reached a total depth of 2,981 metres and has the capacity to produce in excess of 7,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day .
Discovery exploration well is located approximately 140 km from the Libyan capital Tripoli , and 5 km to the north of the producing Bahr Essalam gas field . Eni is the operator of the license where the discovery is located with Libya ’s National Oil Corporation as partner . The well was drilled in water depth of about 200 metres and reached a total depth of 2,981 metres and has the capacity to produce in excess of 7,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day .