Beach Energy announces gas discovery in Perth basin

Australia’s Beach Energy on August 21 announced a successful gas discovery at Trigg Northwest 1 well in the Perth basin. This discovery is part of their Perth basin gas exploration campaign, where Trigg Northwest 1 is the fourth well drilled and the second one operated by Beach.

Trigg Northwest 1, drilled to a depth of 5,000 m, has yielded promising results, Beach said. The gas discovery was made in the targeted Kingia Sandstone reservoir, where wireline tools successfully collected gas samples that were subsequently recovered to the surface. Detailed logging during drilling revealed a net gas pay of six meters across a 49 m gross section within the Kingia Sandstone reservoir.

While no gas pay was interpreted in the secondary High Cliff and Wagina reservoirs, the substantial gas find in the primary reservoir holds significant potential for further exploration and production, the company said.

Beach Energy's interim CEO, Bruce Clement, said, "Beach is continuing to invest in exploration in its Perth Basin acreage to bring new gas supply to the Western Australian domestic market. With several wells remaining in the current campaign, we look forward to providing further updates in due course."

The next steps involve casing and completing the well to facilitate comprehensive testing of productivity, connected volumes, and commercial viability. Following the completion of activities at Trigg Northwest 1, the drilling rig will be relocated to the Tarantula Deep 1 well location, situated approximately 16 km west of the newly discovered site.