Santos Ltd spudded the Napowie 5 appraisal well in PPL 151, located in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, on 22 July 2019.Â  The well was drilled by the âEnsign 970â land rig.Â  On 3 August 2019 the operator plugged and abandoned the well, after encountering gas shows, at a total depth of 3,155 m.    The well was the second of several being drilled to appraise the Napowie field, which was discovered in June 1993.Â  Napowie 5 followed Napowie 6.Â  The field has been producing gas since June 2018.    PPL 151, which covers an area of 66 sq km, was awarded on 1 January 1999.Â  Participants in the permit are Santos Ltd (40.70% + Operator), various Santos subsidiaries (25.9%) and Beach Energy subsidiaries Delhi Petroleum Pty Ltd (20.21%) and Lattice Energy Ltd (13.19%).
Santos Ltd Napowie 5 (appraisal) in PPL 151 block, Cooper-Eromanga Basin - P&A, gas shows