Australia: WestSide starts Galilee basin CBM series
Westside Corp. Ltd., Sydney, has spudded Glenlyon-1 in the Galilee basin 70 km south of Richmond, Qld., as the first of as many as four coalbed methane exploratory wells.
Glenlyon-1, in ATP 974P, is to determine the gas content and composition of the Permian Betts Creek and Aramac coal measures starting at about 1,000 m and present throughout the basin.
WestSide has a 51% operating interest in ATP 974P and ATP 978P in joint venture with Mitusi E&P Australia Pty. Ltd. which has a 49% interest in both. The two blocks total more than 14,000 sq km.
The other planned wells in the initial program are Essex Downs-1 in ATP 974P and Dunluce-1 and Malakoff-1 in ATP 978P.
Alan Petzet | Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
