14 Jun 2013 07:00
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For immediate release 14 June 2013
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Roxi Petroleum plc
("Roxi" or "the Company")
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Operational update
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Roxi, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to provide an operational update on its flagship BNG asset.
Well 143
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As previously announced, Well 143 was spudded on 1 April 2013, on the MJ-F structure located towards the North of South Yelemes field at BNG.
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This exploration well is targeted to encounter Jurassic Callovian sands at a depth of 2,170 metres with a secondary objective in the Cretaceous Valanginian limestone at a depth of 1,935 metres.
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As the middle Jurassic section is also expected to be within 4-way dip closure in the MJ-F structure as well as the top Jurassic section, Roxi has decided to drill continuously to 2,750 metres, 250 metres deeper than the original planned depth of 2,500 metres.
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As of 24:00 June 12, the well was reached to 2,519 metres and is expected to reach the total depth within a week, at which time wireline logging will be run to identify the zone of interest for testing.
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Deep Wells
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Also as previously announced, Roxi intends to drill two deep wells at its BNG asset in 2013. The first well is to be drilled to a depth of 4,700 metres and the second to a depth of 4,200 metres.
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It has taken longer than expected for the drilling contractor to complete Rig-up due to the delay of release of Rig from their previous well.Β As a result, the first well is now expected to spud towards the end of June 2013.
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Enquiries
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Roxi Petroleum PLC
Clive Carver, Chairman +44 (0) 20 7628 7074
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WH Ireland plc
James Joyce / James Bavister +44 (0) 20 7220 1666
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Qualified Person
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Mr. Hyunsik Jang, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has reviewed and approved the technical disclosures in this announcement. He holds a BSc in Geology and has 25 years of international experience of exploration, appraisal and development of oilfields in a variety of environments.
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