Table 1 - Discoveries of Petroleum 2006 Table 1

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Basin Well Name Operator Discovery Status Remarks State Classification
Offshore
Bonaparte Barossa 1ST1 ConocoPhillips Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Tests recovered condensate and gas from the Elang Formation and gas from the Plover Formation (Bonaparte). NT NFD
Evans Shoal South 1* Santos Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected gas in the Elang Formation and gas in the Frigate Formation. NT NFD
Swallow 1 Coogee Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered gas and oil from the Plover Formation (Bonaparte). Ashmore/Cartier Island NPD
Browse Brecknock 3* Woodside Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Tests recovered gas from the Plover Formation (Browse). WA NPD
Carnarvon Amulet 1* Tap Oil Plugged and abandoned, dry. Tests recovered oil from the Calypso Formation. WA NFD
Chandon 1* Chevron Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected gas in the Mungaroo Formation. WA NFD
Clio 1* Chevron Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Tests recovered gas from the Mungaroo Formation. WA NFD
Gobi 1* Apache Oil Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected oil in the Flag Sandstone. WA NFD
Libris 1ST1* Apache Oil Plugged and abandoned, dry. No log pay. WA NFD
Pemberton 1* Woodside Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected gas in the Mungaroo Formation. WA NFD
Persephone 1* Woodside Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detectd gas in an unknown formation. WA EXT
South Gibson 1* Apache Oil Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected oil in the Flag Sandstone. WA NFD
West Cycad 1* Apache Oil Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected oil in the Flag Sandstone. WA NFD
Zephyrus 1* Apache Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Flag Sandstone. WA NFD
Gippsland Culverin 1* Nexus Oil Plugged and abandoned, dry. Logs detected oil in the Latrobe Group. VIC NFD
Onshore
Carnarvon CO2 Data Well 1* Chevron Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. No log pay. WA NPD
Cooper Cadenza 1 Origin Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. Tests recovered condensate and gas from the Patchawarra Formation. SA NFD
Emily 1 Eagle Bay Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered oil and water from the Birkhead Formation. SA NFD
Growler 1 Victoria Petroleum Oil Completed an an oil producer. Tests recovered oil from the Birkhead Formation. SA NFD
Hoek 1ST1* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. No log pay. SA NFD
Lepard 1* Santos Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. No log pay. QLD NFD
Middleton 1 Beach Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. Test recovered gas from the Patchawarra Formation. SA NFD
Paprika 1* Great Artesian Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. No log pay. SA NFD
Sellicks 2 Beach Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered oil and water from the Poolowanna Formation. SA NPD
Stimpson Jay 1* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. No log pay. SA NFD
Tennyson 1 Beach Gas Plugged and abandoned, dry. Tests recovered gas from the Patchawarra Formation. SA NFD
Toparoa 1 Stuart Petroleum Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered oil from the Hutton Formation (Eromanga) and oil and water from an unknown formation. SA NFD
Udacha 1 Beach Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. Test recovered gas from the Patchawarra Formation SA NFD
Eromanga Callawonga 1 Beach Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Test recovered oil from the Namur Sandstone. SA NFD
Currambar 1* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Murta Formation. QLD NFD
Endeavour 7* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Birkhead Formation. QLD NPD
Fairbridge 1* Cooper Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detectd oil in the Birkhead Formation and oil in the Poolowanna Formation. SA NFD
Harpoono 2 Stuart Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered oil from the McKinlay Member and oil from the Murta Formation. SA NPD
Kooyong 1* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Birkhead Formation. QLD NFD
Mimosa 1(Santos)* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Birkhead Formation. QLD NFD
Reliance 1* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Birkhead Formation. QLD NFD
Revenue 1* Stuart Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the McKinlay Member. SA NFD
Silver Sands 1 Beach Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered oil and water from the Hutton Formation (Eromanga) and oil and water from the Namur Sandstone. SA NFD
Zenoni 1* Santos Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Logs detected oil in the Murta Formation. QLD NFD
Perth Snottygobble 1 Arc Energy Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. Tests recovered gas from an unknown formation. WA NFD
Surat Emu Apple 1 Origin Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Tests recovered oil and water from an unknown formation. QLD NFD
Merriwee 1 Origin Oil Cased and suspended as an oil producer. Test recovered oil and water from an unknown formation. QLD NFD
Ogilvie Creek 1 Origin Gas Cased and suspended as a gas producer. Tests recovered gas and mud from an unknown formation. QLD NFD

Note: * Accumulation inferred from logs.

Abbreviations

EXT - EXTension to previously discovered petroleum field
NFD - New Field Discovery
NPD - New Pool Discovery