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Westralian drilling ahead at CBM prospect

WESTRALIAN Gas and Power completed its surface casing program at two coalbed methane wells, Adina...

The wells were drilled to 50 metres, cased and cemented.

The surface casing program on the remaining three wells of the five-well program should be completed at the end of this week, managing director Stephen Thomas said.

Deeper drilling will start after this work is completed.

A second drilling rig is now being set up at the Adina-1 well site for testing the diverter system and safety equipment to meet Department of Industry and Resources regulations.

Drilling to a target depth of about 325 metres will start after the tests.

Westralian’s seismic survey near Collie, a coal district about 200km east of Margaret River is expected to start within a week.

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