[smokingfrog]

How deep?

[thackney]

The company said the area was 1,450m (4,757 feet) beneath the surface and covered 100 sq km (39 sq miles).

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34102656

[thackney]

That previous post was water depth.

http://www.eni.com/en_IT/media/press-releases/2015/08/Eni_discovers_supergiant_gas_field_in_Egyptian_offshore_the_largest_ever_found_in_Mediterranean_Sea.shtml

The discovery well Zohr 1X NFW is located in the economic waters of Egypt’s Offshore Mediterranean, in 4,757 feet of water depth

Zohr 1X NFW was drilled to a total depth of approximately 13,553 feet (4,131 metres) and hit 2,067 feet (630 metres) of hydrocarbon column in a carbonate sequence of Miocene age with excellent reservoir characteristics (400 metresplus of net pay). Zohr’s structure has also a deeper Cretaceous upside that will be targeted in the future with a dedicated well.

[gleeaikin]

Almost a mile down. No biggie for drillers. Great news for Egypt. Bet the Russians are pissed. While it is being said that this may be the biggest, it will have to go some to beat our own Marcellus Shale.

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/30/eni-makes-huge-natural-gas-deposit-find-off-egypts-coast.html