The 11 well campaign consisting of 10 appraisal wells and one core well got underway with operator QGC in April.
The first well, Lawton-9M, intersected 36m of coal and more than 20m of carbonaceous shale. It has been completed as a monitor well.
The second well Lawton-5 intersected 41m of coal and more than 22m of carbonaceous shales, while the third well Lawton-8, which spudded earlier this month, is undergoing drill stem testing.
Senex managing director Ian Davies said the initial results from the program were “extremely encouraging, with the thickness of net coal and carbonaceous shale exceeding expectations”
The next three wells in the program, Alex-10, Peebs-9 and Peebs-11, are scheduled for drilling over the next month with Alex-10 to be spudded next week.
Senex holds 20% in PL 171 and a 30% stake in ATP 574P. QGC holds the remaining interests.
This article first appeared in ILN's sister publication EnergyNewsBulletin.net.
