Valeura Energy 宣布其在泰国湾近海的资产发现了三处石油发现。

Nong Yao-13 井钻探至 5,399 英尺测量深度 (MD)，即 3,342 英尺真实垂直深度 (TVD)，并在多个层段发现了超过 30 英尺的新油层。结果证实，石油已成功运移至该区块的该区域，这一因素被认为是 Nong Yao D 区域的一个风险因素。包括该发现的特定层段是相对较浅的新区域，在特许权的其他地方没有生产。据信，这些储层在 Nong Yao D 地区重复出现，因此有必要对地震数据进行进一步分析。

在瓦萨纳油田以北钻了两口井，以确定该区块北部地区有足够的石油储量，为未来的开发项目提供依据。 Niramai-4 井是一口勘探和评估井，位于 Niramai-1 石油成功发现东北约一公里处，最初于 2009 年钻探。Niramai-4 井钻探至 7,312 英尺 MD（5,581 英尺 TVD），发现深度超过 90 英尺两个主要油藏的新石油开采量。

评估结束后，该井采用名为 Niramai-4 ST1 的大角度侧钻，以测试 Wassana North 勘探区，这是位于 Wassana 油田以北的一个独立断层块。该井钻探至 MD 12,388 英尺（TVD 5,782 英尺），发现了约 40 英尺的新油层。最深的含油区特别令人感兴趣，因为井眼与储层相交，顶部明显下倾，并且石油被解释为存在于储层底部，而井中没有发现油水接触面。这表明了进一步的潜力，既比穿透更深，又在结构的上倾部分横向扩展。

Valeura 的合同钻机已调往 Nong Yao 油田，很快将开始在 Nong Yao A 平台上钻探两口加密开发井，旨在在短期内提高产量。一旦 Nong Yao C 移动式海上生产装置的调试工作完成，该钻机将开始在 Nong Yao C 油藏上进行开发钻井。该公司的目标是在 2024 年第三季度初从 Nong Yao C 生产第一批石油。

Valeura Energy announced three oil discoveries on its assets in the offshore Gulf of Thailand.

The Nong Yao-13 well was drilled to 5,399 ft measured depth (MD) – 3,342 ft true vertical depth (TVD) – and discovered just over 30 ft of new oil pay across several intervals. The result confirms that oil has successfully migrated into this area of the block, a factor that was seen to be a risk in the Nong Yao D area. The particular intervals comprising the discovery are relatively shallow new zones not produced elsewhere on the concession. These reservoirs are believed to be recurring across the Nong Yao D area and further analysis of the seismic data is warranted.

Two wells were drilled north of the Wassana oil field to identify sufficient oil volumes in the northern area of the block to justify a future development project. The Niramai-4 well was an exploration and appraisal well approximately one km northeast of the successful Niramai-1 oil discovery, originally drilled in 2009. The Niramai-4 well was drilled to 7,312 ft MD (5,581 ft TVD) and discovered over 90 ft of new oil pay across two key reservoirs.

Following the evaluation, the well was sidetracked with a high-angle well known as Niramai-4 ST1 to test the Wassana North prospect, a separate fault block immediately north of the Wassana field. The well was drilled to 12,388 ft MD (5,782 ft TVD) and discovered approximately 40 ft of new oil pay. The deepest oil-bearing zone is of particular interest in that the wellbore intersected the reservoir significantly downdip of the crest and oil is interpreted to be present at the base of the reservoir, with no oil-water contact identified in the well. This indicates further potential, both deeper than penetrated, and more laterally expansive in the updip portion of the structure.

Valeura’s contracted drilling rig has been mobilized to the Nong Yao field, where it will soon begin drilling two infill development wells on the Nong Yao A platform, intended to add to production rates in the near term. Once commissioning work is complete on the Nong Yao C Mobile Offshore Production Unit, the rig will begin development drilling on the Nong Yao C accumulation. The company is targeting first oil from Nong Yao C in early Q3 2024.