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- After multiple announcements this month, Buru Energy (BRU) says testing operations have begun at the Rafael 1 well in Western Australia
- While necessary equipment was secured prior to Christmas, a specialist team from over east was required to quarantine before mobilising to site, pushing back flow testing
- Following seven days of quarantine, the team has started work, with initial cleanup flow underway
- The definitive rate tests and gas composition analyses will be now be undertaken, with initial results expected to be announced next week
- Shares have been trading 6.38 per cent higher at 25 cents at 1:15pm AEDT
After multiple announcements this month, Buru Energy (BRU) says testing operations have begun at the Rafael 1 well in Western Australia.
The testing follows drilling, during which the company encountered a potential major conventional gas accumulation.
The well is located within the Ungani Oilfield in the Kimberley region, and a specialist crew flew in from over east earlier this month to begin a flow testing program.
However, WA’s border restrictions and quarantine requirements meant the crew was required to spend a week in quarantine prior to mobilising to site.
The required equipment was already in place, secured by BRU prior to Christmas, and today the company said the initial cleanup flow is underway.
The definitive rate tests and gas composition analyses will be now be undertaken, with initial results are expected to be announced next week.
While the company initially attributed delays to the crew needing to quarantine, in today’s announcement it said there were also a number of minor operational issues which were safely resolved by the testing crew.
Shares were trading 6.38 per cent higher at 25 cents at 1:15 pm AEDT.
