Dubai Petroleum Finds Gas in Offshore Fateh Field

Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE) said it has identified significant volumes of gas in its T-02 deep gas exploration well in Fateh field offshore Dubai.

The high pressure and high temperature T-02 well was drilled to 18,248 feet (5,562 meters) into the Pre Khuff formation and is the deepest well in Dubai to date, the company said. First oil and gas was discovered in the Fateh field in 1966.

“While drilling in the Pre Khuff, formation gas flowed into the T-02 well bore on a number of occasions. Current indications are that the gas is largely methane with no H2S content,” Dubai Petroleum said.

The new well has been wireline logged to evaluate the potential of the formations and there are some 390 feet of gas rich zones out of the 900 feet drilled and logged in the Pre Khuff.

Dubai Petroleum is 100 percent owned by the Government of Dubai and responsible for the Dubai's offshore oil and gas development and production.