Further thoughts:6 rigs is excessive, surely he just meant the 1...

Further thoughts:

6 rigs is excessive, surely he just meant the 1 rig doing 1 hole at each of those places before christmas.

Which then follows that he doesn't expect much from Vc18, or he's 100% confident on the new one and wants 3/3 discoveries before christmas, so if VC18 misses after he proves VC23B he can report post christmas after they actually hit something at VC18.

Or it is 6 rigs because he's supremely confident on everything and all about to retire. Wouldnt that be nice, shaboom shadoom.