Stockholm, Sweden, 2012-03-07 10:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Spudding of Ragozinskaya 3
Petrogrand is pleased to announce that we have spudded the well Ragozinskaya 3. The well is located on the Muromsky-2 license area.
The planned depth of the well is 2 600 m. We target Cretaceous, Jurassic, Weathering mantle and Paleozoic deposits.
We plan to do extensive testing during and after drilling. The estimated drilling time is 60-70 days excluding testing.
For further information, please contact:
Maks Grinfeld, CEO, phone: +46 8 5000 7810
Sven-Erik Zachrisson, Chairman, phone: +46 8 5000 7810
Certified Adviser First North: Mangold Fondkommission AB
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