Tap Oil Spuds Bianchi-1 Gas Well

Tap Oil has said Apache-operated Bianchi-1 gas appraisal well was spudded on April 15 to a depth of 840 metres.

The Ocean America semi-submersible drilling rig commenced drilling the appraisal well in Retention Lease WA-49-R on April 12.

The well will target sandstones in a Triassic age Mungaroo Formation within a separate fault block down dip of theZola-1/ST1 gas discovery.

The Bianchi Prospect is located offshore Carnarvon Basin, approx. 6.4km north-northeast of the Zola-1/ST1 gas discovery and 20.8km south-southwest of the Gorgon-1 gas discovery well. The Bianchi fault block is one of a series of adjacent structures that form the greater Zola area.