Valeura Energy brings three new wells on stream at its Manora oil field in Thailand, increasing production

According to a March 9 release from Valeura Energy, the company has completed an infill drilling program at the Manora oil field, located in Block G1/48 in the Gulf of Thailand. The program involved drilling two infill development wells and one appraisal well from the Manora A platform, with the latter identified as a suitable location for a future production well.

The three wells have now been completed and brought into oil production, increasing the average daily production at the Manora oil field from 1,950 barrels to 2,626 barrels. The company stated that newly identified reservoir intervals will be evaluated, potentially providing a basis for extending the field's production life.

During the drilling campaign, well MNA-41 was drilled as a deviated appraisal well to evaluate two reservoir zones. It encountered oil pay in the 300-series sandstone reservoirs and identified five oil zones in the 400/500-series reservoirs. Well MNA-35ST1, a side track of the original MNA-35 well, targeted the same reservoir intervals as MNA-41. It encountered two oil pays in the 300-series sandstones, which are planned for future completion for production, and is currently producing from five oil zones in the 400/500-series sandstone reservoirs.

Well MNA-42H was drilled as a horizontal development well with geosteering in the 300-series sandstone reservoir. Its 1,046-foot horizontal section encountered 556 feet of net oil pay and is now operating as a horizontal oil producer. Following the completion of drilling at the Manora field, the contracted drilling rig has been mobilized to Valeura's Nong Yao field in Block G11/48 to conduct production drilling operations from the Nong Yao A and Nong Yao B wellhead platforms.

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