12:03 PM EST - Sonde Resources Corp. : announced today that it has completed drilling and production testing of its inaugural well on the 7th of November Block, offshore Tunisia / Libya, the Zarat North-1 appraisal, in which Sonde owns a 100% working interest. Drilled vertically to a depth of 9,728 feet, the Well encountered 240 net feet of pay in the Eocene El Gueria limestone. The Well was cased to total depth and three production tests were performed through 2 1/4" diameter test string, from 42 feet above the water contact to 177 feet above the water contact.All three tests flowed substantial quantities of gas and condensate, with Test 2 observing sustained rates approximately 750 barrels of condensate and eight million cubic feet of gas per day and peak condensate rates as high as 1,100 barrels per day. Sonde Resources Corp.
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