Project Profile
Location: Northeast of Longreach, Galilee basin, Australia
Start-up Year: -
The Glenaras Gas Project is contained within ATP 2019 (formerly ATP 529) in the western portion of the Galilee Basin and is highly prospective for coal seam gas (CSG).
Early exploration in the Galilee Basin was undertaken by the Queensland Government to establish potential geological resources. That exploration identified the existence of extensive deep coal measures across a wide area. In 1992 the Queensland Government issued an exploration permit (the original ATP 592P) to Enron Australia. Enron conducted seismic surveys and drilling across a very large area (much larger than the current ATP 592P), in partnership with Galilee Energy. On Enron\'s collapse the permit transferred to Galilee Energy Ltd, which undertook further drilling and conducted a pilot production test at Rodney Creek on Glenaras Station in 2004.
In late 2008, AGL drilled five pilot production wells on the Glenaras Station. In 2009, AGL built an 359ML CSG water holding dam for the anticipated water production for the pilot. Production testing started in December 2009. AGL has also acquired approximately 540km of 2D seismic data (in 2009), and drilled eleven test wells across the tenement (during 2009, 2010 and 2011). Ten of these test wells were \'coreholes\', and one a stratigraphic well, to increase understanding of the underlying geology; eight of the eleven have been plugged and abandoned while three of the coreholes drilled in 2011 were completed with steel casing and pressure cemented in place (similar to a production well) in order to be used, potentially, as a production test well.
Operators:
Galilee Energy: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
MHA Petroleum Consultants LLC: Competent Person’s Statement for contingent resource estimates