Sahara Algeria North Africa 1st November 2000

            A six minute video of the flight over the Sahara desert to a Western seismic crew and then the Vibroseis crew in action in the Ghadames Basin.

We flew in a Pilatus from Hassi Massouad to the Lasmo-operated El Ouar drilling permit, in south-central Algeria, 200km southeast of Hassi Massouad & approx. 800 km southeast of Algiers. The video begins from the intermediate stop at one of Anadarko's base camps.

After arrival at the seismic camp the Pilatus is seen taking off from the desert strip and we head into the dunes to catch the Vibroseis units in action. The sequence ends at the In Amedjene Nord- 1 (IAN-1) well site.  IAN-1 had tested 6,659 bpd of light oil and condensate in April 1998 but commerciality was uncertain.

It was said that El Ouar meant "the worst" in Arabic referring to the sand dunes being the most impassable in this area. They had a relief of up to 1000ft and were so interconnected that it was almost impossible to drive/walk around them. This meant some serious 4WD climbing was needed to progress through the area. 

While the dunes gradually increase in size & density in the  Grand Erg Oriental from the north to the south the dune belt stops very abruptly along a southwest-northeast line. I have flown over the area since on the way to West Africa & from 30,000ft this change from sand to rocky desert is very clear & hence it is easy to locate yourself.

Taken in: Algeria / Illizi / Hassi Bel Guebbour (show map)

Taken on: July 11, 2020

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