4 Apr 2006drilling progress report● Neutral
Pritchard-1 reached 1158m and is running back in after a bit change. No results yet.
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3 Apr 2006drilling progress report● Neutral
Pritchard-1 reached 1098m, drilling in the Pember Mudstone, short of the roughly 1,300m main targets. No results yet.
31 Mar 2006drilling progress report● Neutral
Casing was run and cemented at Pritchard-1; blowout preventers are being installed before drilling resumes. No results yet.
30 Mar 2006drilling progress report● Neutral
Pritchard-1 reached its planned casing point of 836m and is preparing to run casing. No results yet.
29 Mar 2006drilling progress report● Neutral
Pritchard-1 reached 558m and is drilling ahead. No results yet.
28 Mar 2006drilling spud● NeutralMajor
Pritchard-1 spudded at 1900 hours on 27 March 2006 and reached 239m by the next morning, drilling ahead. This starts the first well in Bass Strait Oil's new Otway Basin farm-in.
28 Mar 2006drilling spud● Neutral
Bass Strait Oil confirms Pritchard-1 began drilling and was at 239m. It earns the right to a 25% interest in PEP 151 by contributing to the well, plus a right to 15% of adjacent PEP 150.
24 Mar 2006drilling scheduled● Neutral
Operator says Pritchard-1 rig-up is ahead of schedule, with spud expected 26 March 2006 and first casing point of 850m by 30 March. Repeats the 50/25/25 interest split.
20 Mar 2006drilling scheduled● Neutral
Operator Essential Petroleum says preparations for Pritchard-1 are complete and the rig is mobilising, with spud expected early next week. If interests are taken up, PEP 151 would be split 50% Essential, 25% Bass Strait Oil, 25% Inland Oil.
20 Mar 2006drilling scheduled● Neutral
The drilling rig for Pritchard-1 is due to be released from its current well, with drilling now expected to start next week. A further short timing slip for the PEP 151 well.
16 Mar 2006half year report● Neutral
Half-year to 31 December 2005 shows a net loss of $463,836. The report restates known activities: Pritchard-1 farm-in, the two new Bass Basin permits and the three Gippsland permits.
8 Mar 2006regulatory community update▲ GoodMajor
Bass Strait Oil was awarded two new Bass Basin permits, T/42P and T/43P, covering about 6,120 sq km off Tasmania. It calls them early-stage 'grass roots' exploration, with the play still conceptual. Completes the permit applications lodged in October 2005.
1 Mar 2006drilling scheduled● Neutral
Pritchard-1 in PEP 151 is now expected to start drilling around 20 March 2006, depending on rig availability. Target depth is about 1300 metres, and Bass Strait Oil can earn 25% by contributing to the well.
9 Feb 2006farm in farm out agreement● Neutral
Operator Essential Petroleum says Inland Oil Resources will also earn 25% of PEP 151 by funding Pritchard-1, alongside Bass Strait Oil's 25%. Pritchard-1 targets 4 million barrels at the Pebble Point level, with a deeper 10 million barrel target.
31 Jan 2006quarterly activities report● Neutral
December 2005 quarter: Bass Strait Oil agreed to earn 25% of onshore Otway Basin permit PEP 151 via the Pritchard-1 well, funded from cash. Gilbert-1A in Vic/P47 found no commercial hydrocarbons; Vic/P41 (45%) farmout talks continue.