At this time a provisional gas-in-place has been calculated at 577 PJ with a recoverable resource of about 173 PJ.

“The Tilbrook well results to date are considered by the company to be very encouraging for a future potential pilot project,” Sunshine Gas said.

“Selected wells will now be tested in the near future and all of the information gained will be assessed prior to making a decision to proceed to a pilot project currently scheduled for late second quarter 2005.”