Kenmore North-2 is an exploration well located about 19km from the township of Eromanga in southwest Queensland. Its location, based on the interpretation of the recent 3D seismic survey, is designed to test the crest of the Kenmore North structure, which is about 2 km to the north of the main Kenmore Field.

Kenmore North-1 was drilled in 1987 at a location now interpreted to be near the edge of the structure and encountered a 5m oil column at the top of the Hutton Sandstone.

The new well will be located 400m to the north of number one and is expected to intersect the top Hutton about 15m updip.

Potential mean recoverable reserves in the Kenmore North structure are assessed to be 0.7 million barrels of oil with a highside of 1.3 million barrels identified.

Earlier this month the company vindicated its move to 100% ownership of the Kenmore oilfields in Queensland, as its Kenmore-28 well yielded an 8.5m net oil column.

Wireline logs indicate that the well has penetrated 8.5 metres of net oil pay within a 9m gross oil column at the top of the Hutton Sandstone. The well will now be completed for oil production from the Hutton, with production expected to commence before the end of October.

A typical Kenmore well may flow between 500-1000 bopd but may halve in rate anywhere from three to six months.