Empire Oil & Gas to Test Unconventional Potential in Perth Basin

Empire Oil & Gas will test the unconventional potential of the Lower Cattamarra Coal Measures in the onshore Perth Basin, which could host 24 trillion cubic feet of in place gas in EP 389.

Proactive Investors Australia has reported citing a study by  RPS Energy Services that found the Upper Cattamarra, which hosts the conventional Red Gully and Gingin West reservoirs, could have un-risked, undiscovered gas-in-place potential of between 40 and 140 billion cubic feet per square kilometre

This is comprised predominantly of adsorbed and solution gas with minimal free gas being present.

Empire estimated there could be total undiscovered gas-in-place of 24 trillion cubic feet present in the interbedded shale/thin tight sand section in the Lower Cattamarra, Proactive Investors said.

Most of this is located along the 60 kilometre Gingin to Bullsbrook Trend, which also contains existing leads and prospects for conventional gas targets.

Beyond EP 389, Empire also holds stakes in EP 432, EP426 and EP368, which have unconventional gas objectives within the Triassic aged Lower Kockatea Shale and Permian aged Carynginia Formation and Irwin River Coal Measures.