The Eastern Desert witnessed the drilling of two development wells by The General Petroleum Company (GPC) and PetroDara; one well for each.

First, the GPC drilled the development well Amer-62 development well to a total depth of 6,398 feet, through the ST-4 rig.

The well has been placed on production line, according to sources.

The second development well was drilled by PetroDara to a total depth of 3789 feet, with total investments of $800 thousand.

This drilling activity serves the company’s plan for the fiscal year of 2010/2011.

PetroDara utilized the ECDC-6 rig to drill this crude oil producing well.