
Ophir Energy: Indonesia and Thailand drilling update
The Paus Biru-1 exploration well has resulted in a gas discovery.
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The Paus Biru-1 exploration well has resulted in a gas discovery.

The Cassidy prospect sits within the PL405 Oda licence and is being drilled back-to-back with the production wells on the Oda structure.

The first exploration well on Orinduik is to be drilled in late May - early June 2019, on the Jethro-Lobe prospect.

The programme spans shallow water and deepwater wells in several regions requiring a combination of jack-ups, semi-submersibles, and drillships.

The Petroleum Safety Authority has granted the company consent to drill on the Bøyla field.

As part of the transaction, Tullow will become the operator, and will partly carry Discover for a 3D seismic survey and the first exploration well.

The Brasse East well is being drilled immediately east of the Brasse field, discovered by Faroe in 2016 and appraised in 2017.

As announced on November 8th, 2018, the company drilled the SGZ 6X exploration well to a total depth of 5195 feet and cased the well as a potential Bahariya light oil discovery.

The new plug-in functionality, called Geofacets for ArcGISÒ, gives geoscientists the ability to make more informed exploration decisions and reduce risk.

The Rungne exploration well 30/6-30 spudded on 19 October 2018 and was drilled to a total depth of 3469 m below sea level.

The company has provided a licence update on Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04, located in the southern Porcupine Basin.

The companies have signed a concession agreement to launch an unconventional gas exploration programme in the high potential Diyab play.