Berwyndale South-47 spudded last Tuesday, March 27, and is currently suspended awaiting a workover rig to drill out the plug and clean out the well before running the pump, QGC said yesterday.

The well, located in PL 201, is the first in a new program to provide additional deliverability to meet increased contractual obligations including the expanded Braemar Power Project contract.

Berwyndale South-47 is designed to access both the Juandah and Taroom Coal Measures for immediate production.

“The well reached a total depth of 776m after intersecting 27.3m of gassy coal in the Juandah and Taroom Coal Measures,” QGC said.

QGC holds a 90% interest in PL 201 and SGA (Queensland) holds the remaining 10%.

Meanwhile, Ensign Rig 34 is rigging up in preparation for drilling Kenya-6 in PL 228.

Kenya-6 is the first in a new program to provide gas to meet the contractual obligations of the Incitec Pivot Development gas supply contract.

QGC said the well is designed to access the Juandah and Taroom Coal Measures for immediate production.

The forward plan for all wells in these programs is to complete wireline logging, then underream all significant seams in the Juandah and Taroom Coal Measures before setting 7-inch pre-perforated casing.

QGC holds a 59.375% interest in PL 228; Origin Energy CSG holds the remaining 40.625%.

QGC is in the midst of an aggressive drilling and testing program aimed at accelerating the commercialisation of its Surat Basin, Queensland assets and increase proven and probable reserves to at least 1000 petajoules.

Last year, managing director Richard Cottee said QGC aimed to confirm reserves large enough to meet eastern Australia’s gas needs for many years from a very low cost base by September.