Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas development company with interests in Australia, Indonesia and the United States, has announced the following update on the Wilson River-1 well:
The JV partners in the Wilson River-1 have all elected to parcipate in the upcoming Drill Stem Test (DST) operations previously advised in RNS dated 2 April 2025. Flooding in Queensland, Australia and in parcular in the Eromanga region since drilling operations completed in late March have necessitated the JV to allow the drill pad and surrounding access tracks to dry and where necessary be remediated to ensure safety and complete access. DST operations are now due to commence in early May.
Empyrean CEO, Tom Kelly, stated:
'The testing program has been refined and equipment has been sourced. Whilst there have been some minor remedial work required due to the flooding, we are in good shape to commence testing in early May'.
Background
The Wilson River prospect is situated close to existing infrastructure in the prolific Cooper Basin in South West Queensland, Australia, and adjacent to several producing oil fields operated by Santos-Beach (Cooper Basin JV) and Bridgeport Energy. The Wilson River prospect lies within lease ATP 1173 and is being prepared for near-term drilling once final surveys are complete and permits granted. Material progress has been made since November 2024 to progress the pre-drill preparaons including finalisation of well design, testing and completion protocols, long lead item procurement, rig service guarantee payment, land access agreement and commencement of required surveys. The Wilson River prospect has multiple stacked reservoir targets, lies within a NW to SE oil migraon pathway and shares similar structural orientation and features to fields immediately NW of the prospect.
See announcement: Acquisition of option to participate in Wilson River conventional oil prospect, Australia (Jan 23 2025), for further info.
Source: Empyrean Energy
