Max Petroleum is pleased to announce further successful drilling results in the East Kyzylzhar I Field.

The KZIE-4 appraisal well has reached a vertical depth of 1,318 metres with electric logs indicating 15 metres of net oil pay in two Jurassic reservoirs, including ten metres of net pay in an interval at vertical depths between 837 and 861 metres and five metres of net pay in an interval at vertical depths between 1,155 and 1,171 metres.

Reservoir quality is excellent with porosities ranging from 30% to 36%. The Company is setting production casing in the well and will begin testing KZIE-4 as soon as practicable.

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