WesternZagros Resources Ltd. and the Operator, Talisman (Block K44) B.V. , is preparing to complete the Kurdamir-2 well after successfully finishing an additional cased-hole test in the Oligocene Formation (DST#7).

The test was conducted over a 24 metres thick interval between depths of 2,528 metres and 2,552 metres. It achieved a stabilized flow rate of 2,184 barrels per day (bbl/d) of light, 42 degree API oil, together with 10.4 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas. The gas to oil ratio likely indicates a partial contribution from the gas cap due to free gas drawdown through natural fractures in the reservoir.

The 3.5 inch tubing size used to conduct this test, together with the unanticipated gas contribution from the gas cap, restricted the oil flow from the reservoir.

As a result, the Operator and WesternZagros have agreed that further tests of shallower zones in the Oligocene reservoir are unnecessary and are now working together on plans to realize the maximum oil production potential from the Oligocene reservoir in Kurdamir-2, potentially through an extended well test subject to the approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

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