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Max Petroleum starts new well drilling in Kazakh Zhana Makat Field

Oil&Gas Materials 13 March 2013 13:36 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, March 13 / Trend E. Kosolapova/

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company, focused on Kazakhstan has commenced drilling the ZMA-A22 development well in the Zhana Makat Field on Block E, the company reported.

"A total vertical depth of the well will be approximately 1,338 metres targeting Jurassic and Triassic reservoirs," the company said.

The well is drilling using Zhanros Drilling's ZJ-20 rig.

Earlier, the ZMA-A20 development well in the Zhana Makat Field encountered hydrocarbons in Necomian and Jurassic sandstone reservoirs, the company reported.


Max Petroleum Plc is an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan. The company holds a 100 percent interest in the Blocks A and E License area covering over 12,455 squire kilometers in the highly prolific Pre-Caspian Basin in Western Kazakhstan.

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