Testing the KZIE-1 discovery well in the East Kyzylzhar I field on Blocks A&E License area in Kazakhstan, Max Petroleum flowed 42° API oil at a stable rate of 1,484 barrels of oil per day (b/d) on a 24/64-inch choke during a 24-hour test from six meters of perforations in a Jurassic reservoir at true vertical depths ranging from 1,110 to 1,118 m (3,663 to 3,689 ft).
The well has been connected to temporary production facilities and is on long-term test production. With all producing wells online, the company reached a record level of production of 5,625 b/d on Nov. 19. Another seven wells will be brought onto production before Dec. 31.
"We have more than doubled the company's daily production since June 30 with two wells producing in excess of 1,000 b/d each,” said Michael B. Young, president and chief financial officer, Max Petroleum.
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