Vancouver, British Columbia, January 11th, 2017. Newport Exploration Ltd (“Newport” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on activities on ex-PEL 106 in the Cooper Basin, Australia that is subject to the Company’s 2.5% gross overriding royalty. This information was reported by Beach Energy Ltd (“Beach”) in a news release dated January 11th, 2017, and reference should be made to Beach’s news release and their website for their interpretation of results and plans to bring the Canunda-3 well into production.
As reported by Beach, Canunda-3 is the first well of a three-well gas exploration and appraisal campaign within Beach’s 100% owned ex-PEL 106 permit area. The Canunda Field is located on the western edge of the Patchawarra Trough, approximately 45 kilometres northwest of the Moomba processing facility. Canunda-3 targeted liquids-rich gas within a stratigraphic trap in the Patchawarra Formation and reached total depth of 2,811 metres on 31 December 2016. Subsequent to month-end, wireline evaluation of the primary Patchawarra target indicated 1.6 metres of net pay. A drill stem test of the primary target produced liquids-rich gas at a rate of 1.9 MMscf/d on a 16/64″ choke and 1,302 psig flowing pressure. In addition, wireline evaluation of the secondary Patchawarra target indicated 1.2 metres of net pay. A drill stem test of the secondary target produced liquids-rich gas at a rate of 1.3 MMscf/d on a 16/64″ choke and 730 psig flowing pressure. Beach report that these primary and secondary targets of Canunda-3 may represent new discoveries which are not connected to existing reservoirs within the Canunda Field.
The Company is unable to report on the potential productivity for each well and continues to strongly encourage shareholders and potential investors to access information released independently by Beach and Santos Ltd in order to keep current during the exploration and development of all the licenses subject to the Company’s gross overriding royalty.
For further information contact:
Ian Rozier, Director and Chief Executive Officer
+1 604 685 6851
info@newport-exploration.com
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