Senex to Begin 12 Well Unconventional Gas Program

Senex Energy will commence its 12 well unconventional gas exploration program in the coming week when Weatherford Rig 826 arrives in northern Cooper Basin permit PEL 90 to drill the Paning-2 unconventional gas exploration well.

The well is located 1.3 kilometres south west of Paning-1, a gas exploration well drilled by Delhi Petroleum in 1980, which exhibited numerous gas shows during drilling in the Toolachee, Epsilon, Patchawarra and Tirrawarra formations.

Paning-2 will assess the unconventional gas potential of the tight sands and coals of the Toolachee, Epsilon, Patchawarra and Tirrawarra formations, targeting a total depth of 3,175 metres.

Senex will also re-enter the Hornet-1 gas exploration well, also in PEL 115, as part of a large scale fracture stimulation program in the southern Cooper Basin to test the quality and deliverability of its unconventional gas prospects.