Heritage Oil Tests Gas at Miran West-3 Well in Kurdistan

Heritage Oil, in an update on the Miran West-3 well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has said that testing of a reservoir interval above the main Jurassic reservoir resulted in a flow of up to 17.5 MMscf/d of dry gas.

The reservoir interval tested is separate from the underlying main Jurassic gas bearing reservoir tested in the Miran West-2 well.

The well is currently at a depth of 3,060 metres and testing operations of a high pressure reservoir interval encountered above the main Jurassic reservoir have completed. This gas bearing interval is proven to be a separate reservoir from those identified to date within the Miran structure. Technical work is being undertaken to understand further the distribution of this reservoir interval using existing well data and recently processed 3D seismic. 

Following testing, drilling has recommenced in order to appraise the main Jurassic reservoir intervals which are the primary targets of this well. Further tests are planned and drilling is expected to be completed within the next month.