Max announces Sagiz West and Uytas field results in Kazakhstan

Oil and gas exploration and production company Max Petroleum has revealed the results of drilling an appraisal well in Sagiz West and two wells in the Uytas field in Kazakhstan.

The SAGW-9 appraisal well, located in the Sagiz West field, has reached a depth of 1,440m with electric logs indicating 39m of net pay over a 79m gross interval in the Triassic Formation at measured depths between 1,208 and 1,287m.

Reservoir quality is said to be good with porosities ranging from 15% to 29%.

Max Petroleum, which is setting production casing in the well, will soon begin testing at SAGW-9.

The company will move the Zhanros ZJ-30 rig to drill the SAGW-12 well located in the south-western portion of the field, which is one of six wells remaining in the appraisal programme at Sagiz West at present.

The UTS-18 appraisal well in the Uytas field reached a total depth of 450m, and electric logs indicated 5m of net oil pay in Cretaceous Aptian reservoirs.

No hydrocarbon shows were encountered in the shallow Albian section.

With plans to complete the well, the company will place it on test production soon.

Also in the Uytas field, the UTS-17 appraisal well reached a total depth of 200m successfully, with electric logs indicating 3m of net oil pay in a Cretaceous Aptian reservoir.

Further, the company will target Cretaceous reservoirs and drill the UTS-19 well with a total vertical depth of around 200m.

As part of the initial appraisal programme in the zytas field, a single additional well at UTS-20 remains to be drilled.

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Image: The Zhanros ZJ-30 rig will be moved to drill the SAGW-12 well in the south-western portion of the field. Photo: courtesy of Guitar guy.