en.Wedoany.com Reported - Condor Energies has confirmed a 2.3 km northeast extension of its Kumli NW gas field in Uzbekistan through the drilling of the K-42 vertical pilot well.

The well, with a total depth of 2,462 meters, encountered the same productive carbonate reservoir previously identified in the K-45 well and subsequently developed through the K-46 and K-47 horizontal wells. The company stated that this result validates its geological model and supports additional horizontal development drilling across the field.

Open-hole wireline logging identified 26.5 meters of net carbonate reservoir across six intervals. Condor reported that the reservoir characteristics of the main productive interval are similar to those encountered in K-45, with an average porosity of 15%, while the net pay thickness is approximately 22% thicker than the production intervals currently targeted by K-46 and K-47.

The K-42 well is scheduled for testing after completion operations this month, and is expected to be tied into the gathering system and begin production in early July. Condor also announced that a second rig has spudded the K-44 horizontal well at the same development pad. This operation marks the first platform drilling activity in Uzbekistan, which is expected to improve drilling efficiency, reduce costs, and accelerate well tie-ins.

The company plans to continue development drilling at Kumli NW, with K-43 and K-44 targeting the extended reservoir trend. Additionally, four horizontal wells (K-48 to K-51) are planned to target deeper gas-bearing intervals.

Condor reported a record production of 15,383 barrels of oil equivalent per day in May, representing a 41% year-to-date increase despite natural decline from mature fields. The company remains on track to achieve an exit production rate of 18,000 to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by the end of 2026.

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