Salamander Energy will begin drilling at block L15 / 50 at the Dao Ruang Prospect in Western Khorat, onshore Thailand.
The first of the two back-to-back appraisal wells is expected to spud on schedule during January 2011.
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Dao Ruang is a 1993 Texaco gas discovery that has potential gross mean resources of 500 billion cubic feet.
The two appraisal wells are targeting the fracture network in the Permian carbonate reservoir as mapped on recently acquired, high-resolution 3D seismic data.
Mobilisation of the MB Century 26 land rig contracted for appraisal drilling on the Dao Ruang gas discovery began on 3 January 2011.
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