30 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin reports Jingemia-12 intersected the Dongara Sandstone target at 2,554.5m, close to the planned depth, and had reached 2,608m. No oil result or test is stated yet.
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29 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach's weekly report lists Origin's 13.19% Charo-4 oil appraisal as drilling at 1,820m and 16.74% Wackett-15 at 1,336m. Mostly Beach's own wells. Routine, no results for Origin.
23 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
AWE, which holds 44.141% of the Jingemia field, relayed Origin's 23 July Jingemia-12 update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
23 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Norwest Energy, a 1.278% partner, relayed Origin's 23 July Jingemia-12 update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
23 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin reports Jingemia-12 (Origin 49.189%) has set surface casing at 533m and was drilling ahead at 675m. The target is the Dongara Sandstone at about 2,550m. Routine progress, no result yet.
22 July 2009drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach's weekly report shows Origin's 16.74% Psyche-6 reached 2,205m and was cased and suspended as a Toolachee gas producer. Beach's own Willunga-1 was dry. Another small Cooper gas success for Origin.
20 July 2009drilling spud● Neutral
Victoria Petroleum, a 5% partner, reported that Origin spudded the Jingemia-12 development well on 18 July. It is planned to reach 2,709m in about 25 days. This is the third well of the Perth Basin campaign, after the dry Apium North-1.
15 July 2009drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach's weekly report shows Origin's 13.19% Cowralli-11 reached 3,235m and is being cased and suspended as a Patchawarra gas producer. Origin's 16.74% Psyche-6 is drilling at 2,094m. Routine; Cowralli-11 is another Cooper gas success.
13 July 2009farm in farm out agreement● Neutral
Innamincka Petroleum is farming into Bass Strait permit T/18P for a 5% interest, via CalEnergy's farmdown from 18.5% to 8.5%. Origin stays operator at 39.0%. A two-well program (Trefoil-2, Rockhopper-1) is due to start late July 2009; A$82m cost.
13 July 2009farm in farm out agreement● Neutral
AWE bought a further 5% of Bass Basin permit T/18P from CalEnergy, lifting it from 42.5% to 47.5%, for about $9m including drilling costs. Origin remains operator at 39.0%. Trefoil-2 and Rockhopper-1 are planned, with the rig mobilising late July.
8 July 2009drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach's weekly report shows Origin's 13.19% Cowralli-11 drilling at 2,320m... correction: Origin's 16.74% Theta-2 was cased and suspended at 2,381m as a Toolachee and Epsilon gas producer. Origin's 13.19% Cowralli-11 is drilling at 2,957m.
6 July 2009drilling result▼ BadMajor
AWE reported Apium North-1 (Origin 50%) reached 2,655m with no significant hydrocarbons in the Irwin River Coal Measures. It is being plugged and abandoned, a dry hole. The rig moves to Jingemia-12.
6 July 2009drilling result● Neutral
Origin lodged AWE's 6 July Apium North-1 release. Duplicate of the operator's dry-hole report.
1 July 2009drilling result▼ Bad
AWE reported Apium North-1 (Origin 50%) reached 2,445m with no significant hydrocarbons in the primary target. The joint venture will deepen it to test the Irwin River Coal Measures. A disappointing first result for the second well of the campaign.
1 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin lodged AWE's 1 July Apium North-1 update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
1 July 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach's weekly report lists Origin's 13.19% Cowralli-11 drilling at 1,573m and its 16.74% Theta-2 drilling at 2,957m. The headline items are Beach's own wells. Routine, no result for Origin.
24 June 2009drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach's weekly report shows Origin's 13.19% Cowralli-13 cased and suspended as a future gas producer at 3,228m. Origin has 16.74% in Theta-2, drilling at 764m. The rest is Beach's own wells.
23 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin lodged AWE's 23 June Apium North-1 update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
23 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
AWE reported Apium North-1 (Origin 50%) began drilling 21 June and reached 1,316m, preparing to run casing. Target depth is 2,811m in the Dongara Sandstone. It is the second well of the four-well Perth Basin campaign. No result yet.
16 June 2009drilling result▲ Good
AWE reported Hovea-13 ST1 (Origin 50%) completed as an oil producer, flowing into the Hovea facility shortly. The rig is moving to Apium North-1, a 2,811m gas exploration well in L1 and the second of the four-well campaign.
16 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin lodged AWE's 16 June Perth Basin update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
10 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach weekly report: its own Perlubie South-1 spudded 8 June. Origin's 13.19% Cooper gas wells Cowralli-13 (3,146m) and Tindilpie-9 (3,088m) continue drilling. Routine, no result.
9 June 2009drilling result▲ Good
AWE reported Hovea-13 ST1 (Origin 50%) reached 2,200m through the target Dongara Sandstone, has been cased and is being completed as an oil producer. The rig then moves to Apium North-1. It is the first well of the 4-well campaign.
9 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin lodged AWE's 9 June Hovea-13 ST1 update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
3 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach weekly report: Beach's own Tumby-1 oil exploration well found no hydrocarbons and is being plugged, with Perlubie South-1 next. Origin's 13.19% Cooper wells Cowralli-13 and Tindilpie-9 are drilling ahead. Nothing new for Origin.
2 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
AWE reported Hovea-13 (Origin 50%) restarted after the rig was recommissioned, drilling out the cement plug and a sidetrack (ST1) to 1,730m toward a planned 2,200m. This follows last week's suspension for repairs. No result yet.
2 June 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Origin lodged AWE's 2 June Hovea-13 ST1 update. Duplicate of the operator's release.
27 May 2009drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach weekly report: Origin's 13.19% Cowralli-10 is cased and suspended as a future gas producer, and Tindilpie-8 (3,161m) is being cased as one. Beach's Tumby-1 spudded 26 May. Routine update.
20 May 2009drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach weekly report: Origin's 13.19% Cooper gas development wells Cowralli-10 (3,237m TD, preparing to run logs) and Tindilpie-8 (3,071m) continue. Beach's own Tumby-1 oil well is due to spud 26 May. Routine, no new result for Origin.
19 May 2009drilling progress report▼ Bad
AWE reported Hovea-13 (Origin 50%) temporarily suspended, with a cement plug set at about 1,340m while drilling equipment repairs are carried out. This follows the earlier rig-repair delays at 1,886m. Drilling resumes once repairs finish; no result yet.