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Cooper Basin, Australia

About the Cooper Basin

  • Australia’s largest onshore oil and gas development area.
  • More than 165 gas fields and 103 oil fields discovered since 1963.
  • Continued oil production success.
  • Emergence of prolific oil production fairways.
  • Existing gas infrastructure.
  • Emerging unconventional resource plays.
  • Access to service companies and transportation infrastructure.
Ex Pel 91 — Oil
Ex Pel's 106, 107, 632 and PPL 239 — Wet Gas
  • Operated by Beach Energy, Australia's largest onshore oil producer.
  • Numerous oil fields in production or being developed
    • Bauer
    • Chiton
    • Stunsail
    • Pennington
    • Hanson
  • Multi-zone 'stacked' targets in Bauer and Pennington Fields
  • Pay zones in McKinlay/Top Namur, Mid-Namur, and Birkhead Formations
  • Compelling Economics
    • High net back for oil and wet gas
    • High flow rates
  • Exploration
    • Very high success rate
    • Quick drill and tie-in.
    • Active drilling program ongoing
  • Excellent Infrastructure
    • Year-round access
    • Existing pipelines and facilities
    • Excess oil being trucked to terminal
    • Bauer facility expansion to 120,000 bfpd completed
    • Stunsail and Pennington facilities - 20,000 bfpd each
  • Located on Western Wet Gas Fairway, Cooper Basin
  • Beach Energy and Santos involved
  • Gas sales agreements in place between Beach and Santos on EX-PEL 632
  • Multiple exploration and appraisal wells
  • Production wells in EX-PEL 632 and 106
  • Middleton gas processing facility