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Gas shows were recorded through the P1 - P3 sections of the well (1,778 - 2,278m). Minor gas flows to surface were recorded following air drilling through the P3 formation, indicating that no significant fractures were intersected by the vertical well in this lower section. The JV will consider the opportunity to appraise the P3 formation for gas charged vertical fractures through a horizontal lateral.
The PV12 well has two alternate objectives. The primary deep gas exploration target is the Arumbera Sandstone at an anticipated depth of 3,560m. Alternatively, if the deep exploration target is not successful, a shallower gas appraisal lateral will be drilled in the currently producing P1 formation with the potential to become a production well.
The PV12 well is the first of a 2-well drilling program that also includes the Dingo-5 exploration / production well. Both wells are being drilled under joint ventures between Central (50% interest), New Zealand Oil & Gas Limited ("NZOG") (
Leon Devaney, Managing Director and CEO of Central said, "PV12 drilling has been difficult to date. As a result, we are behind schedule and over our original budget. On a positive note, the fracturing we have seen in the upper Pacoota formation is a positive technical sign for appraisal through horizontal drilling, and once we drill through the P4, we will be exploring formations that have never before been penetrated at Palm Valley."
About Central Petroleum Limited
Central Petroleum Limited (Central) is a well-established, and emerging ASX-listed Australian oil and gas producer (ASX:CTP). In our short history, Central has grown to become the largest onshore gas producer in the Northern Territory (NT), supplying industrial customers and senior gas distributors in NT and the wider Australian east coast market.
Central is positioned to become a significant domestic energy supplier, with exploration and development plans across 180,000 km2 of tenements in Queensland and the Northern Territory, including some of Australia's largest known onshore conventional gas prospects. Central has also completed an MoU with Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) to progress the proposed Amadeus to Moomba Gas Pipeline to a Final Investment Decision.
We are also seeking to develop the Range gas project, a new gas field located among proven CSG fields in the Surat Basin, Queensland with 135 PJ (net to Central) of development-pending 2C contingent resource.
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