Pan Orient Energy reports the target of the first well, L53-DD10, is the AA sand in the L53-DD field.
Pan Orient Energy Corp. (POE:TSX.V) announced in a news release that the joint venture started drilling the L53-DD10 well at its Thailand concession, the “first of a firm two well development drilling program.” Pan Orient has a 50.01% interest in the joint venture.
The company noted that the target of L53-DD10 is the AA sand because a second well is needed to produce from there efficiently and economically. The single well producing there now is L53-DD7, which, last year, encountered the thickest and structurally highest AA sand of any previous well in the L53-DD field. It is expected that L53-DD10 will require about 14 days of drilling to reach total depth.
After L53-DD10 drilling is completed, the operator will…
