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Vicpet to Connect Growler-5 Producer to Growler Oil Field Facility
Growler-5 has been successfully completed with the Ensign 5 workover rig, with the reservoir being perforated underbalanced for production on January 18, 2009.
7:00 PM EST | January 20, 2009
Vicpet Confirms New Oil Zone, Plans to Tie-In Growler-5 for Production
Vicpet has run wire line logs and side wall cores at the Growler-5 well after good oil shows were observes as the well was being drilled to its total depth.
7:00 PM EST | December 14, 2008
Vicpet on Target at Cooper Basin's Stormbird-1
Vicpet advised that the operation at Stormbird-1 in South Australia's Cooper Basin was drilling ahead towards the target Birkhead sandstone.
7:00 PM EST | November 17, 2008
Vicpet Spuds Stormbird-1 Near Tigercat-1 Oil Discovery
Victoria Petroleum has spudded Stormbird-1, the fourth well in the current exploration program located 4.5 kilometers to the south of the Tigercat-1 oil discovery and east of the Growler Oil Field.
7:00 PM EST | November 10, 2008
Vicpet Recovers Oil from DST at Tigershark-1
Vicpet has successfully recovered oil from the first drill stem test at Tigershark-1 in South Australia's Cooper Basin.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2008
Vicpet to Test Oil Shows at Tigershark-1 in Cooper Basin
Vicpet advised that the Tigershark-1 operation in South Australia's Cooper Basin was preparing to run open hole Drill Stem Test#1 to test oil shows observed in the target Birkhead sandstone.
8:00 PM EST | October 28, 2008
Vicpet Spuds Tigershark-1 Well Near Growler Oil Field
Vicpet spudded the Tigershark-1 exploration well, the third well in its current exploration program near the Growler Oil Field, on October 21, 2008.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2008
Vicpet to Complete Tigercat-1 as Oil Producer
Vicpet advised that the Tigercat-1 well will be completed as a future oil producer. The Tigercat prospect is interpreted to contain a mean recoverable 0.7 million barrels of oil in the target Birkhead sandstone.
8:00 PM EST | October 16, 2008
Vicpet Observes Good Oil Shows at Tigercat-1 Well in Cooper Basin
Vicpet has observed good oil shows in the target Birkhead sandstone at the Tigercat-1 well, located in Australia's Cooper Basin.
8:00 PM EST | October 12, 2008
Growler-4 Flows Clean Oil, Tigercat-1 Drilling Ahead in Cooper Basin
Vicpet advised that following completion as an oil production well, the Growler-4 well on cased hole production test has flowed clean oil to the tanks of 240 barrels per day.
8:00 PM EST | October 09, 2008
Tigercat-1 Spudded and on Prowl Near Growler Oil Field
Vicpet spudded the Tigercat-1 exploration well in PEL 104, east of the Growler Oil Field, on October 3, 2008. Tigercat-1 is planned to be drilled to a total depth of 2,100 meters in 11 days.
8:00 PM EST | October 05, 2008
Vicpet Completes Warhawk-1 for Production
Vicpet has completed the Warhawk-1 exploration well for production. The drilling rig will be released from Warhawk and move immediately to the Tigercat Prospect near the Growler Oil Field.
8:00 PM EST | September 29, 2008
Vicpet Encounters Oil Shows at Warhawk-1
Vicpet advised that the Warhawk-1 exploration well is drilling ahead, and oil shows have been observed over 9 meters in the gross interval from 1,729-1,748 meters in the target Birkhead Sandstone.
8:00 PM EST | September 22, 2008
Vicpet Confirms 1,673 BOPD Flow at Growler-3 in South Cooper Basin
Operator Vicpet advised that Growler-3 reached total depth of 1,837 meters on September 4, and the well has flowed 47 degree API oil to surface at the rate of 1,673 barrels per day with no water on a one inch choke.
8:00 PM EST | September 07, 2008
Vicpet Encounters Good Oil Shows, Gas at Growler-3 in Cooper Basin
Vicpet advised that Growler-3 was drilling ahead at 1,727 meters in the Birkhead Formation reservoir and that good oil shows of fluorescence and elevated gas readings were encountered in the target reservoir.
8:00 PM EST | September 03, 2008
Vicpet Encounters Oil Shows at Growler-4, Drilling to Total Depth
Vicpet has encountered good oil shows at the Growler-4 development well and is drilling ahead. The full significance of the oil shows in the target horizon is required to be evaluated by wire line logs to be run following drilling to total depth.
8:00 PM EST | August 19, 2008
Bow Energy Continues to Grow in Second Quarter
Australia's Bow Energy has released its second quarter earnings report, offering information on its exploration and production projects, as well as a proposed buyout of Roma Petroleum.
8:00 PM EST | July 29, 2008
Victoria Petroleum to Abandon Lancer-1
Victoria Petroleum says that Lancer-1, following the running of wire line logs and sidewall cores where a Permian oil show was observed, has been plugged and abandoned with the drilling rig released.
8:00 PM EST | September 09, 2007
Vicpet 'Encouraged' by Early Oil Shows at Wirraway-1
Victoria Petroleum N.L., as Operator for the PEL 104 Joint Venture drilling Wirraway-1 in PEL 104, the operation was conditioning the hole at a depth of 1,732.8 meters prior to pulling out of the hole.
8:00 PM EST | April 17, 2007
Vicpet Spuds Wirraway-1 in Cooper Basin
Victoria Petroleum N.L. as Operator for the PEL 104 Joint Venture, said that Wirraway-1 commenced drilling at 6 p.m. Central Standard Time, Wednesday in PEL 104 on the western margin of the South Australian Cooper Basin.
8:00 PM EST | April 04, 2007
Vicpet: Wirraway-1 to Spud Soon
Victoria Petroleum NL, as operator for the PEL 104 Joint Venture, said that Hunt Rig-3 is rigging up on location at the Wirraway-1 exploration well drill site in PEL 104, Cooper Basin South Australia, and is expected to spud shortly.
8:00 PM EST | April 02, 2007
Vicpet Cases, Suspends Wilpinnie-4 for Testing
Victoria Petroleum said that drilling of the Wilpinnie-4 well has been suspeded for future completion and oil production testing. The drilling rig was released last Friday.
7:00 PM EST | January 28, 2007
Vicpet, Partners Scratch Surface at Tomcat
Victoria Petroleum N.L. said that under the terms of the PPL 93 Wilpinnie North Block Farmout Agreement with the PPL 93 Joint Venture, drilling of the Wilpinnie-4 well to test the Tomcat Prospect has commenced.
7:00 PM EST | January 09, 2007
Victoria Spuds Lightning-1
Victoria Petroleum on Friday commenced drilling of its Lightning-1 well in permit PEL 115 of Australia's Cooper Basin.
8:00 PM EST | April 09, 2006
Murta Oil Sands Intersected in Mirage-4 Well
Victoria Petroleum, operator for the PEL 115 joint venture in the Australia's Cooper Basin, said on Monday that the operation was drilling ahead in an 8 ½-inch hole from 1,328 meters to 1,337 meters.
7:00 PM EST | March 26, 2006
Victoria Petroleum Issues Mirage-4 Update
Victoria Petroleum is drilling ahead on Mirage-4 the third development well on the Mirage Oil Field in Australia's Cooper Basin.
7:00 PM EST | March 21, 2006