Metgasco Spuds Thornbill E04 Well, Australia

Metgasco said that the Thornbill E04 well was spudded with AJ Lucas Rig 103. The current operation is drilling a surface hole and installing surface casing.

Thornbill E04 is a simple vertical well whose objective is to better define coal distribution in PEL 426. The total planned depth of the well is 800 metres. The well will be “plugged and abandoned” before the rig leaves the site and the site rehabilitated.

This well is the start of a work program that has been approved by the New South Wales Government. One of the short to medium term goals of this program is to provide competitively priced natural gas to local businesses.

Metgasco’s Managing Director, Mr Peter Henderson reaffirmed that: “Once we have completed drilling our exploration wells, we will drill some lateral wells to demonstrate the productivity of the coal seams, before drilling our conventional prospect, the Greater Mackellar structure. Metgasco has a 100% interest in PEL 426.”

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LNG World News Staff, January 11, 2013