Carnarvon, Santos move rig to Pavo-1 off WA
Carnarvon Energy on February 4 announced that the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig is currently moving towards the Pavo-1 well location in the Bedout basin offshore Western Australia.
Drilling is expected to start within the next week after allowing for towing and set up. Carnarvon estimates a gross mean recoverable volume of 82mn barrels of liquids and 108bn ft3 of gas.
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Following completion of the Pavo-1 well, the rig will drill the Apus-1 well which is located around 20km southwest of the Pavo-1 well location.
Carnarvon holds a 30% interest in this resource while Santos, as the operator, owns the remaining 70%.