Woodside makes third gas discovery offshore Myanmar
Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Perth, has made its third natural gas discovery offshore Myanmar.
The company reported that its Pyi Thit-1 wildcat well, drilled on Block A-6 in the southern Rakhine basin, intersected a 65-m thick gross gas column. Net gas pay is about 36 m within the primary target reservoir.
The well, spudded in mid-June, was drilled to a total depth of 4,570 m. Wireline logging confirmed the presence of the gas column via pressure measurements. Gas samples also were obtained.
This was followed by a drill stem test across a 29-m interval, which flowed at 50 MMcfd through a 44/64-in. choke over a 44-hr test. The company reported the result has strong reservoir pressure support.
Phy Thit is Woodside’s third find in the region after Shwe Yee Htun-1 on Block A-6 in January 2016 and Thalin-1A on Block AD-7 in February 2016.
Woodside holds 40% in Block A6 and is operator of the Pyi Thit well. MPRL E&P Pte. Ltd. has 20% interest and is joint operator with Woodside in the overall block. Total E&P Myanmar holds the remaining 40% interest in A-6.
