Max Petroleum Plc has gotten successful drilling results from an appraisal well in the East Kyzylzhar I Field with electric logs indicating 7 m (23 ft) of net oil pay, Max Petroleum said in a press release. The KZIE-5 well reached a vertical depth of 1,295 m (4,250 ft) with logs indicating oil pay in two Jurassic reservoirs over a 22-m (72-ft) gross interval at vertical depths between 1,150 m and 1,172 m (3,773 ft and 3,845 ft).
The reservoir quality is excellent with porosities ranging from 18% to 35%. The company is setting production casing in the well and will begin testing KZIE-5 as soon as possible, the release said. The Zhanros ZJ-30 rig will next move to drill the KZIE-4 appraisal well.
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