Chevron has deepwater gas find off Australia
By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 6 -- Chevron Corp. reported a deepwater gas discovery in the Carnarvon basin off Western Australia.
The Chevron Clio-3 well, in the WA-205-P permit area 90 miles northwest of Onslow, was drilled to 14,135 ft in 3,186 ft of water. It cut 260 ft of net gas pay.
Chevron said it’s the third consecutive discovery on the Clio structure.
A Chevron subsidiary operates the permit with a combined 66.66% interest. Shell Development (Australia) holds the remaining interest.