L&M Energy Limited (LME) outlines details of its current six well coal seam gas drilling programme, which represents the largest drilling campaign the company has undertaken to date. This series of CSG wells has the aim of increasing the company's current certified 3P reserve position and assessing the CSG potential of the company's North Island permits.

The first two wells in the programme, located in PEP 50348 (South Waikato) on the North Island, have reached their programmed total depth. Drilling operations in OM-4 located in PEP 38220 (Ohai), the first well in the South Island 3P reserves upgrade programme, will recommence upon completion of the mobilisation of the core rig to the site.

PEP 50348 (South Waikato) - LME 100% Mangapehi-2 was drilled to assess the coal seam gas potential of the Waikato coal measures within an unexplored part of the Mangapehi coalfield, located in the southeast of the permit. The Mangapehi Coalfield contains the highest rank coal within the Southern Waikato coal region typically in one seam up to 10m thick.

This well reached total depth of 604m after successfully intersecting the target Waikato coal measures. Approximately 3m of coal was cored with further laboratory analysis being carried out to determine gas contents and saturation levels.

Arapae-1 targeted the Waikato coal measures in a previously unexplored region of the area. The well has reached its planned total depth of 261m after successfully intersecting the Waikato coal measures.

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