Santos Ltd suspended the Brompton 1 gas exploration well in PPL 116, located in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, on 11 August 2020 after reaching a total depth of 3,006 m. The well was spudded on 25 July 2020 and was drilled by the Ensign "967" land rig, fresh from making a gas discovery at Inglewood 1, also in PPL 116. The result of Brompton 1 is yet to be reported.  The well is located 4.3 km northeast of Inglewood 1 which was suspended as a gas discovery on 23 July 2020. Proximal fields include the producing Beckler, Bow, Crowsnest and Dullingari fields and the abandoned Nappacoongee East field, all of which are operated by Santos and have produced from the Permian stratigraphy. The Dullingari and Nappacoongee East fields have also produced from the younger stratigraphy, principally the Cretaceous Murta Formation. Should Brompton 1 be a discovery, a potential commercialisation avenue would include a buried gas pipeline connection to the Crowsnest - Beckler pipeline to the southeast.  PPL 116, which covers an area of 182 sq km, was awarded on 1 November 1997. Participants in the permit are, through various subsidiaries, Santos Ltd (66.6% plus operatorship) and Beach Energy Ltd (33.4%).
(Eromanga B.) Brompton 1 in PPL 116 op. by SANTOS (67%), BEACH (33%) suspended at 3,006 m. Results n/a. 