1932/1940

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• 10 wells drilled from 1932 to 1940 (1000 m on average per well):
  • The first well is drilled in the valley Medjerda halfway between El Bab and Medjez Testour: Slouguia 1 (490 m) in 1932,
  • The deepest well drilled Haroun El 1938-1940 northwest of Bizerte reached 2779 m.
  • The first significant clue: July 25, 1936, gas wells drilled on the North Elkebir side of Ain ​​Ghlal (South Bizerte).