11:44 AM EST - WesternZagros Resources Ltd. : reported unexpected results from the first two drill stem tests completed on the Kurdamir-3 well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. DST #1 was conducted over a perforated interval of 12 metres, between 2,776 and 2,788 metres, across a fracture zone below the base of the reservoir with the objective of proving new lowest known oil. After acidizing the interval, the zone produced a limited amount of oil and spent acid. Furthermore, DST #2 was conducted over four perforated intervals within a gross interval of 105 metres from 2,614 to 2,719 metres. After acidizing the zones, the well produced 38-degree API oil at low rates with an average water cut of 65%. WesternZagros Resources Ltd.
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