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Santos-led JV spuds 100MMbbl Carnarvon Basin wildcat

A SANTOS-led joint venture yesterday started drilling the Bricklanding-1 oil exploration well tar...

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The Ensco 67 rig is expected to take 25 days to drill the well to a planned total depth of 3000m.

Bricklanding-1 is 9km east of the Saladin oil field and 17km south of the Chervil oil field.

It is being drilled vertically to primarily test the reservoir potential of the Calypso/Lower Dingo objective and then it will be deviated into the North Rankin Formation.

Mapped using 3D seismic, the well will test a “significant” low-side fault closure against the Flinders fault.

The Ensco rig arrived at the Bricklanding site this week, following a disappointing exploration campaign for the Harriet Joint Venture.

Partners and interests in Bricklanding-1 are Santos (technical operator – 63.369%), Apache (operator - 20%), Tap Oil (12.474%) and Pan Pacific (4.157%).

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