8th May 2014 07:00
Max Petroleum Plc
(the "Company")
Successful appraisal well at East Kyzylzhar I
8 May 2014
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas company focused on Kazakhstan is pleased to announce further successful drilling results in the East Kyzylzhar I Field. The KZIE-4 appraisal well has reached a vertical depth of 1,318 metres with electric logs indicating 15 metres of net oil pay in two Jurassic reservoirs, including ten metres of net pay in an interval at vertical depths between 837 and 861 metres and five metres of net pay in an interval at vertical depths between 1,155 and 1,171 metres. Reservoir quality is excellent with porosities ranging from 30% to 36%. The Company is setting production casing in the well and will begin testing KZIE-4 as soon as practicable. The Zhanros ZJ-30 rig will next move to drill the KZIE-3 appraisal well before moving onto the Zhana Makat field.
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Kenneth Hopkins, Chief Operating Officer of Max Petroleum Plc, is the qualified person that has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this announcement. Mr. Hopkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Sciences and a Master of Science degree in Geology from Texas A&M University and is a certified petroleum geologist with 32 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
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