The well encountered the top of the Cretaceous Massive Formation at a measured depth (MD) of 1988mt (1571mt TVD SS) and the preliminary interpretation of drilling data and wireline logs identified a gross oil column at the top of the Massive Formation of 14 mt, with a net oil pay of 6mt and average porosity within the pay zone of 22%.
An open-hole drill-stem test was conducted over the interval 1982-1998 metres MD (1564-1580 metres TVD SS). The KHE-14 well flowed oil of 27 degrees API at an average rate of 613 barrels of oil per day (bopd) for a 7 hour period on a 2″ choke using nitrogen lift. Negligible quantities of formation water were produced during this flow period.
Well KHE-13, which was drilled and completed at the end of last year, has been tied back to the Khurbet East Early Production Facility, located approximately 3.5km north-east of the KHE-13 surface location. The well is currently producing at approximately 310bopd under natural flow and with negligible amounts of formation water. Well KHE-13 will be a candidate for production enhancement later this year via installation of permanent artificial lift equipment, the company said.
Zaman-1, the first well in the 2010 exploration drilling programme, was spudded on January 15,2010. The Zaman prospect is located approximately 4.5km to the south of the Khurbet East Field as currently delineated and targets the same Cretaceous Massive formation under production at the Khurbet East field.
Gross unrisked speculative reserves for this prospect are estimated to be in the order of 23 to 35 million barrels of oil. Drilling operations on the Zaman-1 well are anticipated to take approximately 45 days to complete.
