RE: CNKS16 Feb 2023 09:15
Flow Test Results Planned for early Q2/23 – The programme will include up to 24
stimulation stages over a 1,200m horizontal section– more than double the amount
of stages that were placed in the Amungee-1H well. The well has also been cased
with 5 ½ inch casing, the optimal casing size to place a high intensity stimulation and
on par with modern US unconventional designs. The larger casing diameter is
expected to deliver sand and fluid at an increased rate to the perforations during
stimulation, which should deliver higher production rates and estimated ultimate
recovery (EUR) when compared to smaller casing diameters. Fracture stimulation is
expected to take 2-3 weeks. Following stimulation, up to four-weeks of fluid flow
back is expected to take place prior to the installation of production tubing, with a
30-day initial production rate expected in Q2/23.
? Catalysts for Growth – The Amungee-2H well is the first of two horizontal wells to
be drilled during the current, Stage 3 drilling campaign, with the location of the
second horizontal well, also targeting the Amungee Member B Shale currently being
evaluated.
? Building on a Key 2021 Result – In September 2021, Falcon announced a fivefold
increase in the normalised gas flow rate from the Amungee Member B Shale at the
Amungee NW1H well, providing a firm line of sight to achieving initial production
rates in the range of 3.0MMscf/d per 1,000m lateral. Production log data from the
Amungee NW-1H well confirmed that 85-95% of production had come from just a
200m horizontal section, equating to a normalised flow rate of 5.2-5.8MMScf/d over
a 1,000m horizontal section. These test results significantly exceed the expected
commercial threshold of 3.0MMscf/d over a 1,000m section and puts the Beetaloo
on a par with other shale gas basins in North America