Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corp.’s PV Drilling I jack up rig spudded the East Mayura-1 exploration well on Oct. 20 in the KrisEnergy Ltd.-operated G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand.
East Mayura-1 is the first well in a potential eight-well program, including five firm wells plus one optional well in the existing Wassana oil field in G10/48 along with one optional exploration well in the Wassana satellite development area north of the Wassana production area. The campaign is expected to take 125 days, including the optional wells.
Singapore-based KrisEnergy holds 89% working interest in G10/48, and Palang Sophon Ltd. holds the remaining 11%. The G10/48 contract area covers 1,677 sq km in 60 m of water over the Southern Pattani basin. In addition to Wassana field, which came on stream in August 2015, the concession contains the Niramai, Mayura, and Rayrai oil discoveries.
In the Gulf of Thailand, KrisEnergy has nonoperated working interests in the B8/32, B9A, and G11/48 producing blocks and is operator of G10/48 and G6/48, which contains the Rossukon oil discovery. The company also operates Block A across the maritime border with Cambodia where it’s seeking to develop Apsara oil field.
