Baron Oil has begun the seismic acquisition programme in the area around the Minchales well location in the south of Block XXI, onshore Peru.
The company said it expects the 2D acquisition programme, which will cover 180 kms, will take around 60 days to complete following which the data will be interpreted.
Baron said it should be in a position to make a decision on whether or not to drill an exploration well on this block by the second quarter of 2016.