Senex Energy Limited has commenced a large scale fracture stimulation program on its unconventional gas exploration wells in the South Australian Cooper Basin, beginning with Skipton-1 in PEL 516 (Senex 100%).

The five well program aims to delineate unconventional gas resources in several Senex permits in the southern and northern South Australian Cooper Basin.

Senex has successfully drilled three new dedicated unconventional gas exploration wells in its southern permits (Skipton-1, Kingston Rule-1, and Talaq-1). A fourth well, Paning-2 in the northern Cooper Basin, has successfully been drilled and is currently being cased. Senex observed significant zones of net gas pay within all of these wells.

This program involves fracture stimulation and flow testing of these wells, along with the existing Hornet-1 well which flowed gas to surface during drilling in 2004. Senex expects this program will provide information on post-fracture production rates and detailed information to allow the refinement of fracture stimulation design within tight gas sands, shales and deep coals in the Cooper Basin.

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