Central Petroleum spuds Range-10 well in Queensland

Sydney-listed Central Petroleum on February 7 said that Range-10, the first of two step-out pilot wells in Queensland’s Surat basin, has spudded.

The Range-10 well has a target depth of 630 m below rotary table and will be completed across the three seams of the Walloons coal measures and tested over several months to confirm water and gas flow rates.

The two step-out pilot wells, Range 9 and 10, are intended to demonstrate coal properties away from the initial pilot location, the company said. Range 9 and 10 will be spaced at a greater distance apart than the original pilot wells and tied-in to the existing water storage tank.