20 Nov 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Watson-3 was cased and suspended as a future Hutton oil producer. Watson-4 reached 1,691 m and is being logged. Routine Naccowlah development drilling.
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19 Nov 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach reports Santos-operated Watson-3 was successful and Gidgealpa-59 and Watson-4 are drilling. Beach's Canunda-1 spudded 14 November and its PeeJay-1 on 15 November. Routine Cooper update; Beach's Egyptian purchase is complete.
18 Nov 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Sunshine Gas reports Tardrum 3 corehole in ATP 685P (Sunshine 50% operator, Santos 50%) is drilling at 891 m, testing a large anticline for coal seam and conventional gas. Follows the Crocker Gully permit's program; no result yet.
13 Nov 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Watson-3 reached 1,673.6 m with oil shows in the Hutton and is preparing to log. Beach's Canunda-1 is about to spud. Routine Naccowlah development drilling.
12 Nov 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach reports Watson-3 (Santos operator, Beach 38.5%) is the one Santos-operated well in progress. Beach's Canunda-1 is due to spud about 14 November. Routine Cooper drilling update with no new Santos result.
7 Nov 2008farm in farm out completion● Neutral
Egypt approved Beach's deals: 20% of South East July via farm-in from Santos Egypt, leaving Santos Egypt 40% operator, Dana 40%, Beach 20%. South July-1 is planned for December 2008. Completes the Beach farm-in flagged earlier; North Shadwan is a Beach-only deal.
6 Nov 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson South 16 was cased and suspended as a future oil producer at 1,594 m, and Watson 3 was due to spud 6 November. Beach's own Brownlow-1 was cased and suspended as a potential gas producer. Routine Cooper drilling.
5 Nov 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach reports Santos-operated Tickalara-20 and Jackson South-16 were cased as future oil producers. Beach's own Brownlow-1 found a 7 m gas sand and will be cased as a gas/condensate producer. Routine Santos results.
29 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson South 14 was plugged and abandoned on 22 October. Jackson South 16 spudded 24 October and is drilling at 991 m. Routine Naccowlah development drilling.
29 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach reports Santos-operated Tickalara-20 and Jackson South-16 are drilling. Beach's own Brownlow-1 is at 2,520 m. Routine Cooper drilling update with no new result.
28 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Caspian Oil & Gas says it is nearing a separate deal to drill on Kyrgyz leases held by a Santos International Holdings subsidiary, with a rig expected in December. Santos is a minor party; nothing is final and no Santos cost is given.
22 Oct 2008drilling progress report▼ Bad
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson South 14 reached 1,591 m and is being plugged and abandoned, a dry hole. The rig moves to Jackson South 16. Beach's Brownlow-1 spudded 19 October.
22 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach reports Santos-operated Tickalara-19 (Santos 70%, Beach 30%) was cased as a future McKinlay oil producer. Jackson South-14 is to be plugged and abandoned. Routine Cooper drilling results.
21 Oct 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
AWE reports the Henry-2 horizontal section was drilled through the Waarre A from 2,050 to 2,648 m with good gas shows and good reservoir on logs. Completion is being run, then testing. Supports Henry first gas in H1 2009.
16 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson South 14 spudded 11 October and is drilling at 978 m. Brownlow-1, operated by Beach, is about to spud. Routine development drilling.
14 Oct 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
AWE reports 9 5/8 inch casing was successfully set on the Henry-2 DW1 ST1 sidetrack, to 2,050 m. This resolves the earlier tight-hole casing problem. A horizontal section through the Waarre A will follow.
9 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson South 15 (TD 1,505.1 m) recovered 20.8 bbl of oil in a drillstem test and will be cased and suspended. Brownlow-1 (non-Santos) is moving in. Routine development result.
8 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach reports Santos-operated Jackson South-15 reached 1,515 m and is being tested, and Iliad-6 is drilling. Beach's own Brownlow-1 is about to start. Routine Cooper Basin drilling.
2 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson South 15 is drilling at 1,208.5 m with oil shows in the Namur and Murta formations. Continues the Naccowlah development program; no result yet.
1 Oct 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach's weekly report says Santos-operated Iliad-5 (Santos 70%, Beach 30%) was cased as a future oil producer. Jackson South-15 is still drilling. Routine Cooper Basin development drilling.
30 Sept 2008drilling progress report▼ Bad
AWE reports attempts to set casing on the Henry-2 DW1 sidetrack failed because of tight hole conditions. The 12-1/4 inch hole will be redrilled after setting a kick-off plug. A setback, though no delay to first gas is stated.
26 Sept 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson 57 reached 1,514 m with oil shows and was cased and suspended as a future Hutton oil producer. The Westbourne reservoir was finer grained than expected. Rig moves to Jackson South 15.
24 Sept 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach reports Santos-operated Galex-2 was cased as a future gas producer and Jackson-57 as a future oil producer. Big Lake-90 is drilling. Routine development results.
23 Sept 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
AWE reports the Henry-2 DW1 sidetrack reached 2,047 m, entering the top of the Waarre A reservoir at 2,041 m. It is conditioning the hole to run casing before a horizontal section.
18 Sept 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Santos-operated Jackson 57 spudded 15 September and is drilling at 597 m targeting the Hutton and Westbourne. No result yet.
17 Sept 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
Beach reports Santos-operated Big Lake-89 was cased as a future gas producer, and Iliad-4 as a future oil producer. Galex-2 and Jackson-57 are drilling. Routine development results.
16 Sept 2008drilling progress report▲ Good
AWE reports the Henry-2 pilot hole reached 2,042 m and found good gas-bearing Waarre A sandstones. The development sidetrack Henry-2 DW1 is now drilling at 1,657 m. Supports Henry first gas in H1 2009.
11 Sept 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Drillsearch reports Naccowlah West-22 was cased as a Birkhead/Hutton producer. Santos-operated Jackson 57 is expected to spud 13 September after rig maintenance. No new result.
10 Sept 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
Beach weekly report: Santos-operated Iliad-4 (Beach 30%) is drilling. Beach also announced its own Cooper drilling program from 8 October and a Paralana geothermal well. Little that is new for Santos.
9 Sept 2008drilling progress report● Neutral
AWE reports Henry-2 pilot well in Santos-operated VIC/P 44 is drilling ahead at 1,560 m, up 903 m over the week. Target depth is 2,047 m. No result yet.