The well, one of 22 planned to be drilled over the course of the year, will be a dual test of coal bed methane in the Betts Creek and Aramac coal measures and shale oil and gas in the Toolebuc shale.
Alma-1 will be drilled to a total depth of 1275 metres, hitting the Toolebuc shale at 453 metres and the top Permian coal at 1030
Ausdrill subsidiary Energy Drilling Australia is conducting the drilling programme, providing its Foremost Explorer III-65 drilling rig for the project, which had initially been expected to spud on 25 April, Upstream has reported.
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