Roma, as operator, has taken three coal cores from the Paradise Downs-2 well between a depth of 118m and 137m for desorption tests to determine the gas content of the coals in this section of the lease.

Paradise-2 was drilled about 1.5km south of the first well, Paradise-1, which was drilled and logged by the joint venture last week.

They are both follow-ups to the Lawton-1 well, which flowed gas to surface on test from the Walloon coal measures when drilled by Queensland Gas Company in 2001.