Til-1 was spudded in November 1976 by OEL (Oil Exploration Investments Ltd), during the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and Sinai, following the 1967 War. The well was drilled in 72m water depth, to a TD of 4,807mdbrt in the Jurassic and was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole in April 1977. No hydrocarbon shows were encountered, although a 20m thick Lower Pliocene Yafo Sandstone Member section was encountered.