11 July 2019, Uzbekneftegaz (UNG) reports a new gas discovery at Chakar in the Fergana Basin, eastern Uzbekistan. Well Chakar 2 was spudded in March 2019. On 10 July, the well was tested at a depth of 1710 m and flowed gas at a rate of up to 300,000 cu m/day (10.3 MMscf/d). The well is continuing to test. UNG plans to drill two outposts at Chakar in the near future.    Chakar is situated in the east of the Fergana Basinâs Uzbek sector, close to the recently discovered Uchtepa field. UNG does not reveal the discoveryâs geological details, it is assumed that the gas likely occurs in the Bukhara Formation (Paleocene), a regional play in the Fergana Basin.     Background Information    In April 2019, UNG reported a new flow of gas obtained at the Uchtepa discovery in the Fergana Basin. Appraisal (outpost) well Uchtepa 7 has tested gas at a rate of 300-350 thousand cu m/d (10.3-12.0 MMscf/d). Well 7 has been drilled to a TD of 1,350 m.     Uchtepa was discovered by UNG in late 2017. Gas has been tested in wells 3, 4, 5 and 1-Jurassic, at rates reaching 386,000 cu m/d (13.2 MMscf/d).    Uchtepa is located south-east of the Andizhan and Sharihan-Hojaabad fields, close to the border with Kyrgyzstan.
Chakar 2 (UzbekNefteGaz 100%), tested at a depth of 1710 m and flowed gas at a rate of up to 10,3 MMscf/d. UNG does not reveal the discoveryâs geological details, it is assumed that the gas likely occurs in the Bukhara Fm (Paleocene), a regional play in the Fergana Basin