Tag Archives: oil exploration in israel
30 October 2009 – Operations Update # 26
Here is an update of our progress during the past week.
23 October 2009 – Operations Update # 24
Drilling Operations on the Elijah #3 Well
Zion’s Asher-Menashe license area is along the Israeli coastal plain and on the Mount Carmel range, between Caesarea and Haifa. The Elijah #3 well site is situated approximately 12 miles north of Caesarea, just off Road 4.… Continue reading »
16 Oct 2009 – Operations Update # 23
Operations on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well
As I have mentioned previously, we drilled the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well to a depth of 17,913 feet (5,460 meters), and on October 2, 2009 released the drilling rig for use on the Elijah #3 well and temporarily suspended … Continue reading »
9 October 2009 – Operations Update # 22
Operations on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well
Zion submits periodic reports to Israel’s Petroleum and Mining Commissioner, Dr. Yaakov Mimran. In our most recent report on our Joseph license, submitted this week, we noted that:… Continue reading »
2 October 2009 – Operations Update #21
Operations on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well
In last week’s update (dated September 25, 2009) I wrote:… Continue reading »
25 September 2009 – Operations Update # 20
As noted last week, we have successfully drilled this well to a depth of approximately 17,913 feet (5,460 meters).… Continue reading »
18 September 2009 – Operations Update # 19
As I noted last week, after some operational difficulties, we decided to continue with directional drilling, just in case there was any remaining junk in the hole (caused by the previous failure of a drill bit). However, the directional drilling team could not get … Continue reading »
11 September 2009 – Operations Update # 18
In particular, three separate items have occupied our attention this past week, as follows:
(1) The Drilling – The cement plug was set in the hole, in order to ‘sidetrack’ the hole, i.e. drill at an angle, in order to go around any remaining … Continue reading »
4 September 2009 – Operations Update # 17
Information has begun to arrive from the analysis of the logging procedures carried out on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well and has caused some debate among our geologists. The geology at the (current) bottom of our well is not quite what was expected. Of course, … Continue reading »
Zion to Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell
Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel – August 31, 2009: Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ZN) announced today that the Company’s Founder and Chairman of the Board, John Brown, CEO Richard Rinberg, President and COO, Glen Perry and CFO Sandra Green, will … Continue reading »
