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- Tamboran has commenced stimulation activities at Sidetrack Sidetrack South 2H (SS-2H ST1) and 3H (SS-3H) on Beetaloo Basin Exploration Permit EP 98.
- The company plans to pump up to 119 stimulation stages through the well with reduced spacing between stages. The SS-2H ST1 well is scheduled to include 43 stages over a horizontal area of 5,427 feet (1,654 m), and the SS-3H well is scheduled to include 76 stages over a horizontal area of 9,766 feet (2,977 m).
- The campaign is being conducted with Liberty Energy's (NYSE: LBRT) state-of-the-art stimulation equipment, the first 80,000 hydraulic horsepower (HHP) FRAC to be deployed in the Beetaloo Basin of the United States.
- The increased horsepower from the Liberty gear is expected to result in a >25% increase in support intensity of 2,800 lb-ft, as compared to the Shenandoah South South well. All stages are pumped with a Slickwater fluid design.
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-Managing Director of Tamboran Resources Corporation, Joel Riedel, said:
We are excited to begin the stimulation program for the SS-2H ST1 and SS-3H wells in the Beetaloo Basin with Liberty Energy's state-of-the-art stimulation equipment. The increased horsepower of this equipment is expected to deliver a step change in stimulation efficiency and support density compared to previous wells completed in the basin.
This stimulation campaign is scheduled to be the largest in the Beetaloo Basin to date, with up to 119 stages over an entire lateral length of 15,193 feet (about 4,631 meters) across the well, at a rate of approximately 127 feet per stimulated stage.
Importantly, these wells are slated to be among the first to provide reliable power to the Northern Territory, where they are expected to feed production into the proposed Plot 40 MMCF/D Shenandoah South project.
We have successfully implemented wet season stimulation programs in the Basin over the past two years, with campaigns at Amunge 2H (2022/23) and Shenandoah South 1h (2023/24). This experience gives us confidence in our ability to perform these operations safely and efficiently all year round.
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Scheme SS-2H ST1 and SS-3H design (compared to SS-1H) |
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Good |
SS-1H |
SS-2H ST11 |
SS-3H1 |
Usable side stimulation length (feet) |
1,640 |
5,427 |
9,766 |
Number of stimulating stages (#)2 |
10 |
43 |
76 |
Average spacing (feet) |
164 |
126 |
128 |
Stimulation intensity (lbs/ft) |
2,212 |
2,880 |
2,820 |
Average sand per stage (lbs) |
355,997 |
373,608 |
373,608 |
Equipment used |
Condor energy |
Freedom energy |
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Equipment horsepower (HHP) |
40,000 |
80,000 |
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1 Planned stimulation design compared with actual from well SS-1H, which was completed in 2H 2023. |
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2Excludes toe stimulation. |
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EP 98/117 interests |
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a company |
interest |
Tamboran (B2) Pty Limited1 |
77.5% |
Falcon Oil and Gas Australia Limited (Falcon) |
22.5% |
the total (EPA:) |
100.0% |
Shenandoah South 2 Drill Spacing Units (DSU) 46,080 acres2 |
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a company |
interest |
Tamboran (B2) Pty Limited1 |
95.0% |
Falcon Oil and Gas Australia Limited (Falcon) |
5.0% |
the total |
100.0% |
1Tamboran (B2) is a 50%/50% joint venture between Tamboran and Daly Waters (NYSE:) Energy, LP (100% owned by Formentera Australia Fund, LP, and managed by Formentera Partners, LP, a private equity firm at which Brian works Sheffield as managing partner). Tamboran (B2) is the operator of EP 76/98/117 and Tamboran is acting as operator on behalf of the joint venture. |
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2Subject to the completion of the SS-2H ST1 and SS-3H wells on Shenandoah South Pod 2. |
This announcement has been approved and authorized for release by Joel Riddle, CEO of Tamboran Resources Corporation.
About Tamboran Resources Corporation
Tamboran Resources Corporation, (Tamboran or the Company), through its subsidiaries, is the largest acreage holder and operator of approximately 1.9 million potential acres in the Beetaloo Basin within the Greater McArthur Basin in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Tamboran's principal assets include a 38.75% working interest and operating interest in EPS 98, 117 and 76, a 100% working and operating interest in EP 136 and a 25% undesirable working interest in EP 161, all of which are located in the Beetaloo Basin.
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