Quarterly Activities Report
Brisbane, April 29, 2016 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) (CPTLF:OTCMKTS) are pleased to provide the Company's Quarterly Activities Report for March 2016.
Highlights:
- ACCC Report corroborates Central's gas strategy.
- During the reporting period the Mereenie Field Development program was optimised to maximize reserve upgrades and reduce costs. The savings realized through these efficiency gains will be used to further develop our knowledge of the Stairway and P4 formations. The Reserve Upgrade Program is to be carried out in three stages:
-- Stage 1 - Consisted of reviewing all existing data from Mereenie including nearly 60 wells already drilled and selected wire-line pressure and flow testing at Mereenie and the building and history matching of a static and dynamic model of the gas reservoir at Mereenie. This was completed at a cost of $4 million.
-- Stage 2 - Subject to JV approval consists of refining and optimising of Stage 1, including possibly production testing. This should increase further the reserves available for contracting. In addition, production results at Dingo will be incorporated.
-- Stage 3 - Subject to JV approval will consist of appraisal drilling and production testing on the Stairway Formation generally with a target of doubling the Stage 2 reserves at Mereenie. Successful completion of the Stage 3 reserves plus reserve upgrades at Palm Valley and Dingo would result in future sales to Central (including deliveries under existing contracts) of around 250 PJ.
- Stage 1 of Reserve Upgrade Programme completed and results certified by Netherland, Sewell and Associates Inc. resulting in 240% increase in Mereenie's Proved reserves to 62PJ and a 22% increase in Proved and Probable reserves to 75PJ (Central equity accounted). In addition a 50% increase in 2C resources.
- Jemena Northern Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd, the successful bidder of the Northern Gas Pipeline (NGP), announced it was ordering steel for a 12" diameter pipeline.
- Cash balance at end of quarter is $17 million.
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About Central Petroleum Limited
Central Petroleum Limited (
ASX:CTP) is an established ASX-listed Australian oil and gas producer (ASX:CTP) with exploration and appraisal permits in the Northern Territory (NT). Central has grown to become the largest onshore gas operator in the NT, supplying residential and industrial customers in the NT and wider Australian east coast market.
Central is seeking to become a major domestic energy supplier, in addition to helium and naturally occurring hydrogen, with exploration, appraisal and development plans across 169,112 km2 of tenements the NT, including some of Australia's largest known onshore conventional gas prospects in the Amadeus Basin.
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