Senex Energy has confirmed the presence of liquid-rich gas during drilling and coring of the Sasanof-1 exploration well in South Australian permit PEL 516.
The well was drilled using Century Rig 3 to a total depth of 3,102m in March 2012. Preliminary results from the exploration suggest that it exhibits many of the attributes typically associated with successful unconventional gas fields.
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Sasanof-1 is the first of the three unconventional gas exploration wells to be drilled as part of Senex’s current campaign in the southern Cooper Basin permit.
Senex plans to undertake a hydraulic fracture stimulation programme at Sasanof-1 to determine the potential for commercial production of unconventional gas.
The company is currently finalising the design of the programme, which will commence in early May 2012.
Senex’s second unconventional well, Talaq-1, is currently being drilled to a surface casing depth of 800m to investigate the unconventional potential of the Permian Roseneath Shale, Epsilon Formation, Murteree Shale and Patchawarra Formation.
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By GlobalDataThe third well, Skipton-1, will undergo hydraulic fracture stimulation and flow testing in June to evaluate the potential for commercial production of unconventional gas. The fourth gas well, in neighbouring PEL 115, will be drilled in late 2012.
Senex has a 100% stake in PEL 516 and is operator of both PEL 516 and PEL 115.
