11 August 2020, Uzbekneftegaz (UNG) reports a gas discovery at Akkum Janubiy in the Amu-Darya Basin. Well Akkum Janubiy 1 has tested gas at rates between 150-200 thousand cu m (5.1-6.9 MMscf/d) from the Upper Jurassic units XV 1 and XV 2 while drilling a depth interval of 2,115-2,175 m.  Akkum Janubiy 1 was spudded on 17 March 2020. The well is continuing to test.  The discovery's pre-drill resources were estimated at 3.825 billion cu m (Bcm) of gas in place (131 Bcf) and 0.204 million t (MMt) of condensate (1.6 MMb).  Akkum Janubiy is located south of the Akkum field which falls within Lukoil's Kandym block. Akkum, discovered in 1966, has three reservoirs in units XV 1, XV 2 and XV 3 of the Callovian-Oxfordian Carbonates, the regional gas play in the Amu-Darya Basin. The field's initial gas in place reserves were estimated at 125.7 Bcf.
(Amu-Darya B.) Uzbekneftegaz (UNG) reports a gas discovery at Akkum Janubiy. Well Akkum Janubiy 1 has tested gas at rates between 150-200 thousand cu m (5.1-6.9 MMscf/d) from the Upper Jurassic units XV 1 and XV 2 while drilling a depth interval of 2,115-2,175 m.