Max Petroleum: Spudding of UTS-11 Appraisal Well in Uytas Field

Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the UTS-11 appraisal well in the Uytas Field on Block A using the Zhanros ZJ-20 rig. This well is the second in a 13 well appraisal programme at Uytas. The well will be drilled to a total vertical depth of 450 metres targeting Cretaceous and Jurassic reservoirs in the central portion of the field.