Heritage Oil Corporation today announced that it is preparing to production test deeper intervals in the Kingfisher-1A deviated exploration well in Block 3A, Uganda.

Heritage Oil Corporation, the operator of Tullow Oil's exploration well in Uganda, today announced that hydrocarbons in three zones totalling approximately 40 metres have been encountered in the Kingfisher-1A well.

Tullow Oil’s Mputa-1 exploration well in Uganda has encountered oil shows over two intervals within the deeper objective and wireline logs have indicated that these intervals are hydrocarbon-bearing.