WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WZR) ("WesternZagros" or "the Company") has successfully and safely completed well control operations at the Kurdamir-1 well and is preparing to test for the presence of hydrocarbons in the Lower Oligocene formation. Having encountered significant gas and gas condensate in the Upper Oligocene formation in late 2009 in the interval from 2,144 metres to 2,312 metres WesternZagros now intends to run a cased hole test of a 50 metre thick zone below 2,350 metres.
The open hole in the Kurdamir-1 well has been plugged and cemented up to approximately 2,500 metres, concluding WesternZagros' well control operations. No further drilling is planned for Kurdamir-1 at this time.
"With the well control issues finally behind us, we are getting back to the business of finding oil and gas," said Simon Hatfield, WesternZagros' Chief Executive Officer. "Having previously made a large gas and condensate discovery in the Upper Oligocene reservoir, we are optimistic that the test we are about to conduct will confirm additional resources in this prolific area. We are also now turning our attention to the next of our drilling opportunities in the region."
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