Zion Oil & Gas Inc (ZNOG)

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mj1 is lower in elevation than beit shean- which is ca 5 miles n of mj1
http://elevation.maplogs.com/poi/beit_she_an_israel.276679.html

one or more -i think it was afek/genie wells- was at eastern end of golan at lower height than most of golan but other oil wells drilling on golan heights would be at a much higher elevation

https://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/hotspot/item/2787-hotspot-golan-heights

so in general the golan heights possessed by israel is ca 1500 ft higher in elevation than zn's well mj1
mt hermon of course to the north is over 9000 ft above sea level

"With that it seems to me that the oil veins or hydrocarbon deposits on each plate would be located at different drill depths, rather than similar depths across the rift."

i think zn is considering that as a major question to answer:

from p.4 of the 3-12-19 10k, zn is wondering if fault lines in the area-such as from reasons you suggest- have an impact- e.g., that at the triassic etc levels a fault line could have moved the reservour a mile or miles in another direction laterally-if so they are no doubt hoping they can use the same drill pad to drill partially horizontally to meet the trapped oil- one can drill 5 miles horizontally now

from the 10k:
"A summary of what Zion believes to be some key questions left to be answered are:

1.Is the missing shallow Senonian age source rock a result of regional erosion, or is it missing because of a fault that cut the well-bore and could be reasonably expected to be encountered in the vicinity of the MJ#1 drill site? Zion believes this is an important question to answer because if the Senonian source rocks do exist in this area, the high temperatures encountered are sufficient to mature these source rocks and generate oil.

2.Do the unusually high shallow subsurface temperatures extend regionally beyond the MJ#1 well, which could allow for the generation of hydrocarbons in the Senonian age source rock within our license area?

3.As a consequence of seismic remapping, where does the MJ#1 well lie relative to the potential traps at the Jurassic and Triassic levels and was the well location too low on the structures and deeper than the potential hydrocarbons within those traps?


As a result of these unanswered questions and with the information gained drilling the MJ#1 well, Zion now believes it is prudent and consistent with good industry practice to try and answer some of these questions with a focused 3D seismic imaging shoot of approximately 50 square kilometers surrounding the MJ#1 well."[end of 10k quote]


from your post;"I've often wondered if west of the Jordan on the African Rift Plate one might have to drill deeper, say 21,000 - 22,000 feet.

Your Thoughts? "

from p.4 of the 10k:
4. MJ#1 encountered oil in the Triassic Mohilla formation which Zion believes suggests an active deep petroleum system is in Zion’s license area. There was no natural permeability or porosity in the Triassic Mohilla formation to allow formation fluid to reach the surface naturally during testing and thus the MJ#1 was not producible or commercial.

5. The depths and thickness of the formations we encountered varied greatly from pre-drill estimates. This required the MJ#1 to be drilled to a much greater depth than previously expected. Zion has tied these revised formation depths to seismic data which will allow for more accurate interpretation and mapping in the future.: [end of 10k quote]


so if a fault line didnt disperse an oil trap laterally,they might have to go deeper-they suspected oil might be found in the mohilla triassic due to wells on the golan and the oil they did find in noncommercial quantities was generally in the bottom 400 ft of the well-see e.g.,the feb 13 2018 PR

remember the meged oil wells encountered oil beneath 4000 meters of i believe limestone and i think givot is planning on drilling either such meged existing wells[if that can be done-i'm not an oil well expert] deeper or new meged field wells deeper