Sarhan oil studies point to commercial quantities

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A general view of an oil depot in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

AMMAN — Oil studies in Al-Sarhan area are promising, said Khaled Al-Shawabkeh, president of the Jordanian geologists syndicate, pointing to the potential for commercial quantities in the area, according to Jo24. اضافة اعلان

Shawabkeh said that the National Company has drawn up a plan to drill for four oil wells in the area.

The studies, he added, revealed that there is an oil reservoir of 1,950m in depth and that drilling has so far reached 700m.

Shawabkeh maintained that the National Company also proposed a development plan for Hamza oil wells, expanding its production to 200,000 barrels per month, up from the present 200 barrels.

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