The company will drill the well to a depth of about 1,900m and the primary objective is a Palaeozoic carbonate (buried hill) structure with secondary objectives in the overlying Tertiary clastic section.
According to the company, the mean gross pre-drill estimate of prospective recoverable resource is about 100mmbo.
Salamander is drilling the 101-CB-1X well using the Aquamarine Driller jack-up rig in a water depth of 49m.
The company holds a 30% operated interest in Block 101-100/04, subject to final government approval of the farm-out of a 20% interest to JX-Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration announced in May this year.
