Wireline logging tools do not have not was able to log deeper than this depth due to the presence of extremely sticky clays in a geological formation overlying the primary target at Moulouya Fan. Below the logged interval, a gross interval of 165 meters was penetrated with up to 100 meters of sand of varying quality. The presence of significant thicknesses of sand demonstrates the potential source area of sand feeding the Moulouya Fan below the debris flow.
This geological formation is interpreted to be a collapsed basin margin debris flow that has not been encountered during previous drilling in the area. The clays are particularly under-compacted and sticky due to very rapid deposition within the debris flow. The interval presented a drilling challenge with very low penetration rates.