Newswire: Andaman Sea Gas Hit

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Unocal Venture Well Tests At 32M Cubic Feet Of Gas/Day

   LOS ANGELES (AP-Dow Jones)--Unocal Corp. (UCL) said an 
appraisal well offshore Myanmar in the Badamyar sands structure 
encountered about 170 feet of gas-bearing pay. 
   The well is the second of a six-well 1996 exploration drilling 
campaign of a consortium led by France's Total SA (TOT), operator 
of the project. A Unocal unit holds a 28.26% stake in the project. 
   In a press release, Unocal said the Badamyar-1 well, drilled to 
a total depth of 3,676 feet, is adjacent to the Yadana field in the 
Andaman Sea. Three drill stem tests yielded a combined cumulative 
flow rate of 32 million cubic feet per day on a 40/64-inch choke. 
   Badamyar-1 is the first well drilled to specifically appraise the 
Badamyar sands structure, Unocal said. 
   (END) AP-DOW JONES NEWS 28-03-96
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