Mubadala Petroleum encountered oil at two wells in the Manora field, offshore Thailand.
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Map from Mubadala. |
The Atwood Orca jackup drilled wells MNA-15 and MNA-16 wells to final total depths of 2566m and 2998m, respectively. Both development wells were targeted to the east fault block of the Manora oilfield, according to partner Tap Oil.
The Manora field is located in the G1/48 license in the Gulf of Thailand.
The MNA-15 well encountered 44m of oil pay in three separate reservoirs. It will be completed as a four-zone selective completion produced by an electric semisubmersible pump (ESP) installed on a Y-block. MNA-15 is expected to commence production in the last week in April when the rig leaves the platform.
The MNA-16 well encountered 37m oil pay in four separate reservoirs. It will be completed as a six-zone selective completion produced by an ESP installed on a Y-block. MNA-16 is expected to commence production during the first week in May once it is connected to the production system.
Production from the two wells is expected to return Manora to its plateau rate of 15,000 b/d.
The Atwood Orca has been mobilized to begin drilling the Sri Trang-1 exploration well in the reservation area of the G1/48 concession in mid-May 2016.
Sri Trang-1 is located approximately 18km north-northeast of the Manora oil development.
The well’s objective is to evaluate the primary middle Miocene lacustrine sand target with secondary targets of the late Miocene fluvial sand.
Sri Trang-1 is being drilled in shallow water to approximately 2590m and is expected to take 10 days.
Mubadala is the operator Manora with 60% stake, with partners Tap Oil (30%) and Northern Gulf Petroleum (10%).
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