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Pan Orient Abandons Thailand Exploration Well

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Pan Orient Abandons Thailand Exploration Well

Pan Orient Energy Corp. Thailand Update

The L53-ANC1 exploration well has been plugged and abandoned after failing to encounter commercial hydrocarbons. Oil shows and elevated mud gas readings were observed while drilling through three separate target sandstone intervals, however the these sandstones were indicated to have low permeability (tight) on the basis of open hole logs and pressure measurements. Work is underway incorporating these well results into the regional model and initial interpretations suggest that potential quality reservoir sands may be expected further east into the deeper basin where a series of untested structural closures has been identified on recently acquired 3D seismic data.

The Elite-E01 drilling rig is expected to commence drilling the L53-DC1 ST1 well…

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