The Pânyang South 2 ST1 well, located in PRL 3 in the North-West Highlands of Papua New Guinea, reached a total depth of 2,725 metres on 7 January 2018. As previously reported, the well, which is being operated by Oil Search on behalf of the PRL 3 joint venture, has encountered gas in good-quality Toro and Digimu sands, while the Emuk sands appear to be largely water-bearing. Peter Botten, Oil Searchâs Managing Director said: 'We are pleased with the Pânyang South 2 ST1 results, which confirm the extension of the Pânyang field to the south-east. The PRL 3 joint venture is evaluating the well results, including the implications for 1C and 2C gas resource volumes in the field. Oil Search is confident that the wellâs primary objective, to migrate 2C contingent gas resource to 1C contingent resource in this area, to support market ing and financing activities for LNG expansion, will be met.' A recertification of the fieldâs gas resources by an independent expert is underway and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2018. The joint venture is also working with the Department of Petroleum to progress the offer of a Petroleum Development Licence (APDL 13) over Pânyang, currently subject to an application. In addition, work is continuing on selecting the optimal development concept for the field. The well is presently being plugged and abandoned, as planned. Original article link Source: Oil Search 
P'Nyang South 2ST1 appraisal well by Oil Search (38,5%) on behalf of field operator ExxonMobil (49%, JX Nippon 12,5%) in PRL 3, had been drilled through the objective Toro, Digimu and Emuk formations to a total depth of 2275m. Toro and Digimu Fm. sands were interpreted to be gas saturated with good reservoir quality, in line with its pre-drill prognosis. This is the first appraisal well on the Pânyang field, which is reserved as feedstock into one or more expansion trains at the ExxonMobil-led Papua New Guinea LNG project.