VST.V/VSTFF - Vast operator drills Qara Dagh well to 3,908 m
2011-05-24 07:54 ET - News Release
Mr. Ahmed Said reports
VAST EXPLORATION INC.-PROVIDES KURDISTAN OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Vast Exploration Inc. has provided the following update on the Niko Resources Ltd.-operated Qara Dagh block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Drilling of the first exploration well on the Qara Dagh block has reached a total depth of 3,908 metres. Drilling operations have been completed, and logging of the open-hole Cretaceous section below 3,558 metres has been initiated.
Subsequent to the completion of the logging operations, a flow test program will commence. The consortium partners have agreed to conduct a minimum of three tests across prospective intervals. The testing program is anticipated to be completed and results available by end of June