Senex Energy Ltd, through wholly owned subsidiary Victoria Oil Exploration (1977) Pty Ltd, spudded vertical exploration well Flanker 1 in PRL 149, located in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, on 12 November 2018.Â  On 22 November 2018 the well was plugged and abandoned, at a total depth of 2,172 m, having only encountered oil shows.  The well was drilled to the southwest of the Charo oil discovery, which was made in 1984 and is currently producing.  PRL 149, which covers an area of 95 sq km, was awarded on 27 October 2014.Â  Participants in the permit are Victoria Oil Exploration (1977) Pty Ltd (40% + Operator) Permian Oil Pty Ltd, another Senex subsidiary, (20%), and Beach Energy subsidiaries Impress (Cooper Basin) Pty Ltd (25%) and Springfield Oil and Gas Pty Ltd (15%).
Flanker 1 (Senex 60%, op, Beach 40%) in PRL 149 block, having failed to intersect any hydrocarbons.