Cooper Basin Well By Santos Produces 3.1 Mmcfpd.

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Australia

Operators
Plays
Post Date
Well Name
#194-Moomba
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Adelaide, South Australia-based Santos Ltd. announced results from a vertical gas well in South Australia's Cooper Basin. The #194-Moomba flowed at an average rate of 3 million cu. ft. of gas per day. The appraisal well was drilled to 3,368 meters and was fracture stimulated in five stages and produces from a Permian section that includes Patchawarra deep coal, Patchawarra tight sand, Upper Patchawarra hybrid shale, Murteree shale and Epsilon hybrid shale zones. During a one-week production test on a 28/64-in. choke, it produced 3.1 million cu. ft. of gas at 1,075 psi. The new producer is in permit area PPL 113, in the Nappamerri Trough, in the South Australian Cooper Basin. Santos as operator with 66.6% and joint venture partners Beach Energy holds 20.21% and Origin Energy, 13.19%.