Icon Energy Limited reported that the Etty-1 well in ATP 855 in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin in Queensland, Australia has been spud at 04:30 hours Sunday, Feb. 9. Etty-1, a vertical exploration well in ATP 855, will be drilled by the Ensign 965 rig to an expected depth of 12,467 feet (3,800 meters) to further evaluate the basin-centred gas play in the Queensland portion of the Nappamerri Trough.

The Etty-1 vertical exploration well will be: Located 5.3 miles (8.6 kilometers) east of Halifax-1 Specifically targeting the basin-centred gas potential of the Permian Formations, from top Toolachee to top Patchawarra Formation Cased and suspended for fracture stimulation and production testing to assess deliverability of the basin-centred gas play Etty-1 is the sixth well in ATP 855 following on from Halifax-1, Hervey-1, Keppel-1, Geoffrey-1 and Redland-1, all of which confirmed the continuation of the basin-centred gas play in the Nappamerri Trough in Queensland.

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