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In a statement yesterday, Tap said operator Apache planned to continue drilling the well towards the primary objective in the Upper Jurassic Dupuy Sandstone and a total planned depth of 5200m.
The well, located in Carnarvon Basin production licence TL/8, had reached a depth of 4100m last Wednesday when drilling was stopped and the crew evacuated due to the approach of cyclone George.
On the same day, junior partner Tap Oil announced that the well had intersected the secondary target Flag reservoir, with logs indicating an unswept 28.5m gas column overlying a 3.5m oil column.
Tap described the unswept gas zone in the Flag as a “positive result”, exceeding previous expectations.
The Wonnich Deep target lies beneath the producing Wonnich Flag gas reservoir.
The Harriet Joint Venture includes operator Apache Northwest (with a 68.5% stake), Kufpec Australia (19.2771%) and Tap (12.2229%).
