Tamboran Resources Corporation has completed stimulation activities over 35 stages in the Mid Velkerri B Shale at the Shenandoah South 2H sidetrack (SS-2H ST1) well. The operation covered a 5,483-foot (1,671-metre) horizontal section using Liberty Energy Ltd’s (NYSE: LBRT) modern stimulation equipment.
Tamboran’s Beetaloo Basin asset location map.
The completion of activities comes just a couple of weeks after the company signed a non-binding MoU with Santos Ltd to collaborate on technical studies for the potential expansion of the Darwin LNG (DLNG) facility in Australia’s Northern Territory.
New records sets
The completion program set new records in the Beetaloo Basin, achieving up to five stages within a 24-hour period on multiple days.
The average proppant intensity reached 2,706 pounds per foot (lb/ft) across the 35 completed stages, surpassing all previous completion activities in the region. The operation also recorded wellhead injection rates exceeding 100 barrels per minute (bpm).
The SS-2H ST1 well is now prepared for clean-out activities before the start of initial flowback and extended production testing.
SS-2H ST1 completion metrics (as compared with SS-1H).
“The SS-2H ST1 stimulation operations were successfully completed across 35 stimulated stages over the 5,483-foot horizontal section in the Mid Velkerri B Shale,” Tamboran Resources Corporation managing director and CEO, Joel Riddle, said.
“The increased efficiency from the Liberty stimulation equipment has delivered Beetaloo Basin completion records for average proppant injection intensity and treating rates over 100 bpm.
“The decision was made during the completion activities to optimize the stimulation design by increasing the spacing between stages to ~168 feet, which resulted in improved efficiency.
“We will now focus on completing and cleaning out the SS-2H ST1 well ahead of the commencement of initial flow back and extended production testing.”
Tamboran is expected to provide further updates on the completion of the Shenandoah South 3H (SS-3H) well in due course.