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Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil

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RPS Energy<strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> – Competent Persons Report6. KURDISTAN—MIRAN BLOCKThe Miran Block is located in <strong>the</strong> highly petroliferous Chemchemal-Butmah Embayment which forms par<strong>to</strong>f <strong>the</strong> foothills adjacent <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> NW-SE t<strong>re</strong>nding Zagros Fold Belt. The Miran Block lies about 60 km <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>NE of <strong>the</strong> super giant Kirkuk oilfield.6.1. Data AvailableExploration of this a<strong>re</strong>a is at a very early stage. No seismic data have been acqui<strong>re</strong>d and no wells have beendrilled in <strong>the</strong> block. A satellite image indicating surface <strong>to</strong>pography plus a geological land-useinterp<strong>re</strong>tation based on satellite imagery we<strong>re</strong> <strong>the</strong> only information available.6.2. GeologyThe Miran Block encompasses <strong>the</strong> whole of <strong>the</strong> surface exp<strong>re</strong>ssion of <strong>the</strong> large undrilled Miran structu<strong>re</strong>,which covers an a<strong>re</strong>a of about 700 sq km. This structu<strong>re</strong> lies on t<strong>re</strong>nd and 40 km <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> SE of <strong>the</strong> giant TaqTaq oilfield (cur<strong>re</strong>ntly under development) and about 20 km <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> NE of <strong>the</strong> potentially large, but onlylightly appraised, Chemchemal gas condensate discovery.The satellite image interp<strong>re</strong>tation indicates that <strong>the</strong> Miran structu<strong>re</strong> is an elongate anticlinal featu<strong>re</strong> with aNW-SE t<strong>re</strong>nding fold axis parallel <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> t<strong>re</strong>nd of <strong>the</strong> Zagros Fold Belt.By analogy with <strong>the</strong> Taq Taq field potentially productive horizons could be expected for <strong>the</strong> LateC<strong>re</strong>taceous Shiranish and Kometan Formations and <strong>the</strong> Early C<strong>re</strong>taceous Qamchuqa Formation. TheShiranish and Kometan Formations a<strong>re</strong> both limes<strong>to</strong>nes with low porosity (

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