Afren increases total net oil pay at Simrit-2

Digging deeper at the Simrit-2 exploration well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has paid off for oil exploration firm Afren as the well's total net oil pay has increased to 460 metres.

Digging deeper at the Simrit-2 exploration well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has paid off for oil exploration firm Afren as the well's total net oil pay has increased to 460 metres.

A cumulative flow rate of 13,584 barrels of oil per day has been achieved from three of the 12 zones to be tested. The cumulative gas rate is 23.5m square cubic feet per day.

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