Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 -- Imperial Energy Corp. reported two discoveries on its interests at Tomsk in Western Siberia.
Imperial said its North Chertalinskoye 403 exploration well identified potentially large oil deposits.
"The reservoirs are in the Bajenov, Jurassic, and Tyumen sections, with net oil pay in aggregate estimated at 68 m identified through logs and cores," Imperial said. The firm expects to flow-test the Tyumen section "by fraccing later this month, with the other sections to be tested during the winter period."
Imperial also said its Nyulginskoye-2 exploration well, which was spud in July, has identified "promising intervals of oil" in the Cretaceous and Tyumen sections.
"Net oil pay is estimated in aggregate to be 7 m through logs and cores," Imperial said. This well also is expected to be flow-tested later this month.
Meanwhile, Imperial said, its Tamratskoye-3 exploration well that was spud Aug. 27 is deeper than 1,000 m of its targeted depth of 3,000 m, while the Buranovskoye-2 exploration well on Block 74 was spud on Aug. 30 and is at 800 m of a targeted depth of 3,000 m.
The British firm said it expects to spud its South Maiskoye 395 exploration well on Block 70 later this month.
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