mauritanian drilling update heron 1

Mauritanian Drilling Update: Heron 1 (Block 20)
Australian based oil and gas exploration company Baraka Petroleum Limited (ASX: BKP) has
been provided with an update on the drilling of Heron-1 within Coastal Block 20 in Mauritania by
operator and joint venture partner CNPC International Mauritania Limited (CNPCIM).
This update is as follows:
On 13 October 2006 (16:00 GMT), the land-drilling rig ZJ50LDB operated by drilling operator
GWDC (Great Wall Drilling Company) commenced drilling on the CNPCIM operated Heron-1
exploration well in coastal Block 20 on-shore Mauritania, West Africa.
As at 2:00 pm (AWST) on 16 October 2006, the well had been drilled to a depth of 178 meters
and the operations are going ahead. The 30 inch conductor was set at 21.94 meters. The rig
has completed drilling the 26 inch hole where the next casing string (20 inch) will be set. CNLC
(Chinese National Logging Company) has run Wireline logs down to 178 meters.
Heron-1 is primarily an oil & gas prospect with the primary objective at approximately 2000m in
Cenomanian sandstones and a secondary target at approximately 3600m in Aptian sandstones
and limestones.
The Total Depth (TD) of the Heron-1 well is proposed at 3800m.
The drilling of exploration well Heron-1 is expected to take between 70 and 80 days to complete
to a depth of 3,800m and will include four casing strings.
CNPCIM is a wholly owned subsidiary of CNPC International Limited (CNPCI) and is Operator of
Block 20 with 65% interest. Baraka Petroleum’s interest in Block 20 is 35%.