Genel Energy, whose CEO is Tony Hayward, has concluded the drilling and initial testing of the Ber Bahr-1 exploration well on the Kurdistan Iraq Ber Bahr block.The well was drilled to a total depth of 3,933m (12,904ft) in the Chia Zairi formation and has been completed and tested.
The well encountered a 300m oil column in the Jurassic with matrix porosity of 17%. Two drillstem tests over the interval failed to flow and yielded inconclusive results. A workover rig will take over and conduct an extended well test.