Carnarvon Petroleum partner Santos says Dorado “one of the most exciting growth projects” in portfolio
Carnarvon shares were up almost 5% to an intra-day high of 43.5 cents while Santos shares were up more than 1% to an intra-day high of $7.875.
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Carnarvon Energy Ltd (ASX:CVN) has set its sights on unlocking the largest oil field in WA’s North West Shelf.
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Carnarvon shares were up almost 5% to an intra-day high of 43.5 cents while Santos shares were up more than 1% to an intra-day high of $7.875.
The rates in the Dorado-3 appraisal well exceeded the JV’s pre-test expectations and were limited to surface equipment capacity.
The company aims to finalise development plans for the Dorado project and test the Buffalo resource in 2020.
Carnarvon and its partner made one of the ASX’s most significant oil and gas discoveries in 2018.
The wireline results from the Dorado-3 well strongly support progressing to the two planned flow tests of the Caley and Baxter intervals.
With the signing of the PSC over the Buffalo oil field and surrounding exploration acreage, Carnarvon has clarity on the way forward for this project.
Non-executive director Gavin Ryan has acquired shares with a total value of $15,000.
At 6am this morning the well was drilling in eight and a half-inch hole size at a depth of about 4,357 metres MD.
The company’s Dorado-3 well is the second appraisal of the Dorado oil and gas field which was discovered in 2018.
The Dorado-3 well has been designed to enhance the subsurface characteristics and confirm reservoir productivity.
Dorado-3 is the second appraisal well on the Dorado oil and gas field offshore Western Australia.
The Dorado oil and gas field is part of the Phoenix project acreage, jointly owned by Santos (80%) and Carnarvon Petroleum (20%).
The company is well funded after recently raising $79 million in a share placement.
A share purchase plan (SPP) to raise an additional $5 million will follow the placement taking the total capital raising to $84 million.
Dorado-3 well has been designed to enhance confidence in the subsurface characteristics and confirm reservoir productivity.
MD: “The independently evaluated best case estimate of 162 million barrels for the Dorado liquids resource confirms we have discovered a very large field and a significant asset on the North West Shelf.”
Perth-based broker Euroz sees the recent pullback in the share price as a buying opportunity for investors.
The exploration well offshore WA will be drilled down to the planned total depth of 5,100 metres.
The company has been granted a trading halt by the ASX until Monday, July 8, or when an announcement is released.
The well has primary objectives in the Caley, Baxter, Crespin and Milne members of the Lower Keraudren Formation.