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The stimulation activities on Horseshoe #4, TVD subsea in water depths of 301 metres. gas to sustain a flare, however extended
Horseshoe #2 and Warroon #1 wells have been The well is expected to take around 85 days production testing to assess the quality
successfully completed and all three wells are to drill. of the resource requires a measurable gas
ready to commence flowback, clean-up and Participants in WA-359-P are BP breakthrough to occur.
testing prior to production reinstatement. As Developments Australia Pty Ltd (Operator, Origin General Manager for Beetaloo and
part of this process, production strings have 42.5%), Cue Exploration Pty Ltd (21.5%), Growth Assets, Tracey Boyes said, “Well data
already been installed in both the Horseshoe Beach Energy limited (21%) and NZOG collected to date is positive with core analysis
#4 and Warroon #1 wells. (Ironbark) Pty Ltd (15%). indicating mature hydrocarbons and good
Flowback and clean-up wireline operations CUE ENERGY November 20, 2020 permeability, and mud logs indicating the
were originally intended to commence presence of liquids-rich gas.
immediately following the completion of the Australia’s first renewable “Our analysis of data from current
Warroon #1 stimulation activities. However, operations is showing greater pressures in the
due to recently enacted COVID-19 quarantine green gas injection project well than in the reservoir, due to the saline
measures restricting personnel movements content and density of the flowback fluid.
from South Australia, the commencement to power more than 6,000 “It is not unusual in shale plays for the
of these wireline activities will not take place salinity and density of the flowback fluid
until later this week. NSW homes to increase as salt easily migrates from the
As a result, reconnecting all of the surrounding formation.
wells to the gas gathering system and the Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas project “Our plan is to introduce nitrogen to lift
recommencement of gas sales from these will see thousands of Sydney homes and the fluids in the well and lower pressures to
wells has been delayed. The cost impact of businesses using renewable green gas for assist with achieving a gas breakthrough,
the work programme delays is minimal, and cooking, heating and hot water. which is a common technique we carried out
the programme remains within budget. The Leading energy infrastructure company on the successful Amungee well in 2016.
Company remains pleased with the overall Jemena has signed an agreement with Sydney “Work both on and off site will now focus on
project delivery to date along with the service Water to generate biomethane at the Malabar continuing to flow back the well while planning
companies supporting the project and Wastewater Treatment Plant, in South Sydney. this additional work, likely to occur in early
currently assisting with mitigating further The zero carbon emission high-quality 2021 following the wet season.The option to
delays. biomethane gas will be injected into Jemena’s temporarily shut in the well is being considered
Armour has adjusted the schedule for New South Wales gas distribution network as part of this activity,” Ms Boyes said.
the delay in commencement of the wireline – the largest in Australia with 1.4 million ORIGIN, November 25, 2020
operations services to minimize overall customers.
impacts on production reinstatement and The $14 million project is jointly funded Strike Energy updates on
production additions. Specifically, the testing by Jemena ($8.1 million) and ARENA, the
and flowback schedule has been adjusted. Australian Renewable Energy Agency who West Erregulla
Once wireline crews are available, provided $5.9 million in grant funding.
Horseshoe #4 will be flow tested and Jemena Executive General Manager, Gas Since the last update, Strike has installed the
reconnected to the sales gas gathering system Distribution, Jennifer Purdie, said: “This new slip and seal assembly. Pressure tests
first. Flowback, clean-up and production agreement will see biomethane injected into have been completed successfully and Strike
reinstatement operations are scheduled to the gas network for the first time in Australia has drilled out the shoe track of the first
commence with the mobilization of the with an initial capacity of 95 Terajoules of intermediate hole section.
wireline unit and crew to Horseshoe #4 well renewable green gas per year, which is enough Strike will now resume the drilling
on Friday, 27 November. Upon completion to meet the gas demand of approximately program and is currently running in hole
of wireline operations at Horseshoe #4, 6,300 homes. This has the potential to be with a 12-1/2” drilling assembly to commence
operations on Horseshoe #2 will then proceed, scaled up to 200 Terajoules per year, enough drilling the second intermediate hole section
followed by Warroon #1. to meet the gas demand of around 13,300 down to a depth of 3,750-4,150m.
ARMOUR ENERGY, November 24, 2020 homes. Up to three appraisal wells will be drilled
“We estimate there’s at least another in the West Erregulla field, which is located
Cue Energy updates on 30,000 Terajoules of biomethane that has the in EP469. The appraisal wells will be drilled
down to ~5,000m with West Erregulla 3
potential to be unlocked around our NSW
Ironbark drilling gas infrastructure. That’s enough to supply all designed to test the continuation of the
commercial gas accumulation in the northern
our current residential customers with carbon
As at 6:00 18 November 2020 (AWST) the neutral, green gas.” fault block and West Erregulla 4 (and 5) to
Operator has advised that the Ironbark-1 well JEMENA, November 22, 2020 appraise the reservoir distribution in the
had reached a measured depth of 2410 metres. central fault block. After various coring and
In the past week we continued drilling the Origin updates on Beetaloo logging operations all three wells will be
17-1/2” x 21.2” hole. flow tested (on success) and completed as
The Ironbark well will test the Triassic shale project future producers across the Kingia / High
Mungaroo Formation with multiple sand Cliff sequences for the proposed Phase 1
objectives. The reservoir has been explored Operations continue at the Kyalla 117 well production operations. The Wagina gas
nearby at comparably shallower depths and near Daly Waters in the Northern Territory. discovery made in West Erregulla-2 will be
includes discoveries at the Gorgon, Goodwyn The well was successfully fracture appraised during the West Erregulla 4 & 5
and North Rankin gas condensate fields. The stimulated and flowback operations wells.
primary target is at a depth of 5668 metres commenced in early October with enough STRIKE ENERGY, November 23, 2020

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