FTSE 250 oil group Heritage Oil has started drilling its first exploration well in in the highly prospective Miran East structure in Kurdistan, Iraq.
The Miran East-1 exploration well is targeting exploration potential within the Cretaceous and the Jurassic reservoir intervals and will be drill to a target depth of around 4,000m. It will take around seven months to drill and test.
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