Heritage spuds Kurdish wildcat

An Iraqi Kurd peshmerga shows off his indelible ink stained finger after voting at a polling station in the northern city of Arbil, 350 kms from Baghdad on July 23, 2009, as members of the armed forces, police and other emergency services vote in the presidential elections of this northern Iraqi autonomous Kurdish region. More than 2.5 million Iraqi Kurds will go to the polls on July 25 in general elections as Kurdistan grapples with a land dispute and sees its American ally prepare to withdraw militarily from Iraq. Arm badge if of the Kurdish flag.  AFP PHOTO/SAFIN HAMED

Kurdistan: Heritage has spudded its first well on the Miran East structure

Jersey-based Heritage Oil has spudded the Miran East-1 exploration well on Miran Block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

The well is being drilled to a target depth of 4000 metres to investigate the exploration potential  of the Cretaceous and Jurassic reservoir intervals of the Miran East structure.

“The large, undrilled Miran East structure has the potential to add significant hydrocarbon resources at all of the multiple reservoir intervals,” said Heritage chief executive Tony Buckingham.

Heritage said it expected the well to take about seven months to complete as it plans to test multiple intervals while drilling.

Heritage holds a 75% interest in the Miran Block with Genel Energy holding the remaining…

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