Table 1. Discoveries, 2006, Australasia.
Operator |
Name |
Basin |
Situation |
Contract |
Status |
Compl. |
REMARKS |
Australia |
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AED oil |
Puffin 9 |
Bonaparte |
Offshore |
AC/L6 |
oil |
Mar 06 |
Potential oil producer |
Apache |
Cycad West 1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
TL/9 |
oil |
Nov 06 |
9m oil column |
Apache |
Libris 1ST1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
WA-246-P |
oil |
Sep 06 |
Non commercial |
Apache |
Zephyrus 1 |
North Carnarvon |
Offshore |
TL/6 |
oil |
Apr 06 |
9m column in Double Island Sst |
Arc |
Snottygobble 1 |
Perth |
Onshore |
L1 |
gas |
Feb 06 |
Flowed gas at 0.5 MMcf/d |
Beach |
Byrock 2 |
Eromanga |
Onshore |
ATP 269-P |
oil |
Nov 06 |
Future Toolachee producer |
Beach |
Callawonga 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 92 |
oil |
Jul 06 |
Tested 2.4 Mbo/d |
Beach |
Glenaire 1ST1 |
Otway |
Onshore |
PEP 160 |
gas |
Nov 06 |
Future gas producer |
Beach |
Middleton 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 106 |
gas |
Mar 06 |
Flowed gas at 11 MMcf/d |
Beach |
Silver Sands 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 92 |
oil |
May 06 |
Flowed oil from the Namur Fm |
Beach |
Udacha 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 91 |
gas |
Feb 06 |
Flowed gas at 0.44 MMcf/d |
Chevron |
Chandon 1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
WA-268-P |
gas |
Jul 06 |
Estimated reserves of 4 Tcf |
Chevron |
Clio 1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
WA-205-P |
gas |
Aug 06 |
960m of water |
Coogee |
Swallow 1 |
Bonaparte |
Offshore |
AC/P34 |
oil |
Apr 06 |
25m & 3m columns in Plover Fm |
Coogee |
Swift North 1 |
Bonaparte |
Offshore |
AC/P34 |
oil |
Feb 06 |
Potential oil producer |
Cooper |
Fairbridge 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 100 |
oil |
Jan 06 |
Suspended for later production test |
Eagle Bay |
Emily 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 182 |
oil |
Jan 06 |
Recovered 1.3Bbl of oil on test |
GAOG |
Cadenza 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 106 |
gas |
Jun 06 |
Flowed gas at 1.5 MMcf/d |
GAOG |
Paprika 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 106 |
gas |
Jun 06 |
Future gas/condensate producer |
Great Artesian |
Rossco 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 106 |
gas/oil |
Jan 06 |
Potential gas and/or oil producer |
Mosiac |
Churchie West 1 |
Bowen-Surat |
Onshore |
PL 213 |
gas |
Oct 06 |
3.5 MMcfg/d |
Nexus |
Culverin 1 |
Gippsland |
Offshore |
Vic/P56 |
oil |
Jan 06 |
Sub-commercial oil discovery |
Origin |
Emu Apple 1 |
Surat |
Onshore |
ATP 470-P |
oil |
Jun 06 |
Future oil producer |
Origin |
Merriwee 1 |
Surat |
Onshore |
PL 14 |
oil |
Mar 06 |
Susp. for further evaluation |
Origin |
Ogilvie Creek 1 |
Surat |
Onshore |
PL 227 |
gas |
Apr 06 |
Flowed gas at 0.4 MMcf/d |
Santos |
Chancett 1 |
Eromanga |
Onshore |
PL 169 |
oil |
Jun 06 |
3m oil pay in Birkhead Fm |
Santos |
Currambar 1 |
Eromanga |
Onshore |
ATP 267-P |
oil |
Jan 06 |
Potential oil producer |
Santos |
Evans Shoal South 1 |
Bonaparte |
Offshore |
NT/P48 |
gas |
Jul 06 |
Encountered gas in primary and secondary objectives |
Santos |
Frostillicus 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 114 |
oil |
Jun 06 |
Potential oil producer |
Santos |
Hoek 1ST |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 114 |
oil |
Jul 06 |
Small oil discovery |
Santos |
Kooyong 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
ATP 299-P |
oil |
Sep 06 |
Future Birkhead producer |
Santos |
Mimosa 1 |
Eromanga |
Onshore |
ATP 299-P |
oil |
Jun 06 |
6m oil column |
Santos |
Minni-Ritchi 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PL 57 |
oil |
Jul 06 |
Future Birkhead producer |
Santos |
Pasticcio 1 |
Eromanga |
Onshore |
PPL 36 |
oil |
Nov 06 |
Future oil producer |
Santos |
Rissikia 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PPL 30 |
oil |
Sep 06 |
Future oil producer |
Santos |
Stimpson Jay 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 114 |
oil |
Jun 06 |
Future oil producer |
Stuart |
Might & Power 1 |
Eromanga |
Onshore |
PEL 113 |
oil |
Nov 06 |
Future oil producer |
Stuart |
Revenue 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 113 |
oil |
Jul 06 |
2m of oil pay in the McKinlay Fm |
Stuart |
Rimfire 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 113 |
oil |
Jun 06 |
Future Murta Fm oil producer |
Sunshine |
Narrene 1A |
Surat |
Onshore |
ATP 645-P |
gas |
Jan 06 |
Suspended for later production test |
Tap |
Amulet 1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
WA-08-L |
oil |
Jun 06 |
20m oil column |
Victoria |
Growler 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 104 |
oil |
Sep 06 |
Tested |
Victoria |
Lightning 1 |
Cooper |
Onshore |
PEL 115 |
oil |
Apr 06 |
Encountered oil in the Murta Fm |
Woodside |
Pemberton 1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
WA-28-P |
gas |
Jun 06 |
65.5m gas column |
Woodside |
Xena 1ST1 |
Carnarvon |
Offshore |
WA-350-P |
gas |
Sep 06 |
49m gross gas column |
Papua New Guinea |
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Austral |
Douglas 1 |
Fold Belt |
Onshore |
PPL 235 |
gas |
June |
Suspended for future testing |
InterOil |
Elk 1ST |
Fold Belt |
Onshore |
PPL 238 |
gas |
June |
High pressure gas discovery |