RE: Searched 20 pages of Bots history i.e. 400 posts4 Jun 2026 18:49
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Looking at Bots latest gloom and doom report , prompted me to find how long CBM providers take to get into production.
It is a new industry, just about old enough to drink! And AI confirmed that horizontal wells are good. And Queensland is significant?
+++++++++ AI Fastest
The fastest path to commercial production from a virgin Coal Bed Methane (CBM) site is heavily dependent on the reservoir's natural permeability, the availability of pre-existing pipeline infrastructure, and government licensing processes.Globally, the regions with the fastest drilling-to-production turnaround times include:
Queensland, Australia: The Bowen and Surat basins feature highly permeable coals. Because they have established gathering systems, production wells can be dewatered and brought into commercial flow in a matter of months.
Ordos and Qinshui Basins, China: These basins hold highly gassy, high-rank coals. With extensive government fast-tracking and technological drilling advances (such as large-scale cluster and horizontal drilling), deep CBM developments have scaled to high-capacity production very rapidly.
Serowe CBM Project, Botswana: Botala Energy’s Serowe CBM project is advancing swiftly as a primary target for fast-track development due to strong regional gas shortages, favorable reservoir depths (starting around 350-450m), and off-take agreements already in place.
For more mature CBM markets (like the US or Australia), existing infrastructure makes new well tie-ins the fastest route to output, whereas emerging markets rely more on pilot flow testing and government licensing.
++++++++++++ Tony Gilby
Tony Gilby’s Australian coal bed methane (commonly known as coal seam gas, or CSG, in Australia) sites were primarily located in the state of Queensland.
As the managing director and co-founder of Sunshine Gas, his projects focused on exploring and developing significant CSG holdings in this region:
The Bowen Basin & Surat Basin: His company targeted major tenements within these renowned energy basins in Queensland.
The Lacerta Project: One of his key flagship projects was the Lacerta CSG field located in Queensland.
Gladstone Infrastructure: He spearheaded initial plans to build a multi-million dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing plant at Gladstone, Queensland, to commercialise the extracted gas.
Note: While Gilby built his early career success in Australia, his subsequent coal bed methane ventures as the Managing Director of Tlou Energy shifted focus internationally to the Central District of Botswana.
+++++++++++++++ Appraisal of the above
TG knows what he is doing. Look at the throw away remark "production wells can be dewatered and brought into commercial flow in a matter of months." Tlou proved it at Selemo , the lock gates at Lesedi could open at any time soon , and Lesedi will get there first in Botswana for certain, imho.