Buru Energy to test Rafael-1 well in Canning basin
Sydney-listed Buru Energy on February 7 said that the Rafael 1 well in Western Australia's Canning basin encountered an “interpreted series of significant gas columns” and was suspended pending a flow test of the Ungani Dolomite equivalent reservoir section.
“The flow test is the next critical step in quantifying the potential of the discovery and will gather information on reservoir deliverability, gas composition, reservoir fluids, reservoir pressures and potential reservoir boundaries,” the company added.
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The mobilisation of the required specialist crew required for the flow test from their current locations in Queensland and South Australia had been delayed due to Western Australia’s hard border policies. The crew has now mobilised to Western Australia, and they started their required 14 days quarantine in Perth on February 5, Buru said. The test programme is expected to take about 10 days.
The test programme will include a series of flow periods and shut-ins to determine reservoir parameters, and the preliminary results are expected to be announced shortly after it has been completed and the data has been reviewed.
An independent reserves certifier is currently undertaking a review of all the available data on the discovery to estimate the contingent resources of the accumulation.
“This review will be completed once the test data has been made available to the certifier, and the report is expected to then be available some two to three weeks after the completion of the test programme,” Buru said.