Santos Ltd spudded the Raffle Northwest 1 exploration well in PL 1046, located in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, on 8 June 2019.Â  The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,468 m, before being suspended as a successful gas well, on 28 June 2019.  The well was drilled around 3 km north of the Raffle field and around 2 km southwest of the Hector South 1 gas discovery.  PL 1046, which covers an area of 51 sq km, was awarded on 8 May 2019.Â  Participants in the permit are Santos Ltd (37.5% + Operator), Beach Energy subsidiary Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd (30%) and Santos subsidiaries Santos Petroleum Pty Ltd (25%) and Vamgas Pty Ltd (7.5%).
Raffle Northwest 1 expl. (Santos 52,5% op., Beach 30%, Vamgas 7,5%) in PL 1046, gas disc. 