About a month ago I was in Erbil (captial of Iraqi Kurdistan) teaching classes for Aspect on seismic migration and thrust belt interpretation. I had a chance to go into the field near the Gulf Keystone Shaikan-1 well. This discovery well was drilled in 2009 and had estimated reserves of 4.2 billion barrels on an anticline with beautiful surface exposure. Details can be found in this investor PDF.
The photo below was taken near the currently drilling Atrush-1 exploration well, showing an outcrop with natural oil seeps.
