Santos Ltd spudded the Mountain Goat 1 exploration well in ATP 1189-P, located in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, on 7 April 2018. The well was drilled by the âEnsign 970â land rig.Â  On 22 April 2018 the well was suspended as a gas discovery, after reaching a total depth of 3,237 m.  The well is one of several in an ongoing exploration drilling programme in ATP 1189-P and follows the Bantam 1 well, which encountered a total 5.5 m net pay, and the Tigris 1 well which was a dry hole.  ATP 1189-P, which covers an area of 9,151 sq km, was awarded on 1 January 2015.Â  Participants in the block containing the well are Santos Ltd (57.5% + Operator), Santos subsidiaries Santos Australia Hydrocarbon Pty Ltd (5%) and Vamgas Pty Ltd (7.5%) and Beach Energy subsidiary Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd (30%).
Australia (Cooper - Eromanga B.s) Bantam 1