By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 19 -- Heritage Oil PLC is conducting tests of its Miran West-2 well in southern Iraqi Kurdistan after the well encountered indications of hydrocarbons in Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic intervals below 2,500 m.
Shooting of 550 sq km of 3D seismic is under way on the 1,015 sq km Miran block. The seismic results and extensive field work that started in October 2010 will help establish future drilling locations to exploit the reserviors’ fracture networks, Heritage said.
Miran West-2 went to a total depth of 4,426 m. Test results are expected in about 2 months. The well is 4 km northwest of Miran West-1, suspended as a future producer. It went to 2,935 m and encountered oil shows over a 1,100-m interval including the three principal proven reservoir formations in the region.
Heritage said it is looking to contract at least one rig to continue drilling on the block in 2011, including an exploratory well on the Miran East structure.
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