SEE WORK PROGRESS AT HELETZ SITE

The Heletz structure has been selected as a test site for a prospective CO2 reservoir and for the MUSTANG injection experiment based on the analysis of the available geological, geophysical and borehole data from various areas of Israel. The Heletz area is located in the Southern part of the Mediterranean Coastal Plain, about 7km from the sea shore

Heletz site details:

 The Heletz site was intensively explored for oil deposits.
 Some of the wells produced oil, but many of them reached saline aquifers.
 The site geology is well-known, as more than 50 wells were drilled in a rather small area of 8.2 km².
 The target layer is composed of sandstone, has a thickness of ~20 meters and is located at a depth of ~1500 m.   Above it, an impervious layer (composed of clay) with a thickness of ~70 meters is present.
 Hydraulic properties of the target layer are favorable: a porosity of ~15% and a permeability of ~1000-2000 mdarcy.
 A number of abandoned wells penetrating this layer have been reviewed and are being considered as potential   injection and monitoring wells.

Role of Heletz site in the MUSTANG project:

The Heletz site hosts the validation experiment. Partner GII undertakes a number of activities destined to integrate all the available information and provide the needed baseline information to the planning of the experiment. Work in Heletz consists of employing geophysical methods for reservoir characterization at the test site.