Beach Announces Gas Discovery in Western Oz

Australian Beach Energy October 28 announced a conventional gas field discovery at Beharra Springs Deep-1 in licence L11 in the Perth Basin, Western Australia.

“Interpretation of wireline log data has identified gas-bearing reservoir in the Kingia Sandstone. Wireline activities are continuing, after which the well is expected to be completed for production testing over the coming weeks,” Beach said.

The well was drilled to a total depth of 4,170 metres and intersected a 65-metre thick reservoir interval of the Kingia Sandstone at a depth of 3,935 to 4,000 metres, with estimated net gas pay of 36 metres. No gas-watercontact was encountered in the well, it said.

“Wireline logging data indicates average estimated porosity of 14.5% (up to a maximum of 21%) across the net pay interval. Gas sampling and analysis is currently being undertaken,” Beach said.

Beharra Springs Deep-1 is located 16 kilometres south of the Waitsia-4 well and 15 kilometres south west of the West Erregulla-2 well. Following the completion of wireline evaluation and production testing activities, Beach said it will complete an assessment of the recoverable volumes at Beharra Springs Deep.