Latest Drilling Operations News

Brookside Energy has successfully installed intermediate casing and landed the curve in the Woodford Shale at its Whalers well, progressing drilling into the lateral section as part of its two-well Suttles pad program in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin.

D3 Energy has overcome a brief weather-induced pause at its Nooitgedacht helium project in South Africa, with drilling operations set to restart and production testing planned shortly.

Galilee Energy has raised A$3.5 million to fund a sidetrack drilling program at Zydeco-1, targeting 13.7 Bcf of gas and 610,000 barrels of condensate in Louisiana, while selling its Glenaras Gas Project to sharpen focus on US growth.

Eastern Gas Corporation has initiated drilling of the Venus-2H horizontal appraisal well in Queensland’s Surat Basin, marking a significant advancement in evaluating its contingent gas resources and potential commercial development.

Invictus Energy has locked in a revised drilling contract with Exalo Drilling for the Musuma-1 exploration well, confirming a November 2026 spud date at Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Project. Preparations including rig maintenance, well services procurement, and wellpad construction are advancing steadily.

Albion Resources has cleared a regulatory hurdle to commence its inaugural drilling at the Gidgee Gold Project, targeting a high-priority gold zone and multiple new anomalies in Western Australia's Gum Creek Belt.

eMetals Limited has secured all necessary approvals to begin a 17-hole diamond core drilling program at its Mineral Range Tungsten Project in Utah, targeting high-grade tungsten mineralisation within a historically productive mining district.

Gateway Mining has kicked off a 2,400-sample soil program across 50 kilometres of structural corridors at Glenburgh South, aiming to replicate the success of Benz Mining’s Glenburgh gold discovery. The program follows detailed magnetic surveys and targets key shear zones with results expected later this quarter.

Coda Minerals has delivered critical pre-feasibility study data and secured funding to push its Elizabeth Creek copper-silver project towards development milestones, including environmental approvals and expanded drilling.

Galilee Energy has commenced drilling its Zydeco-1 well in Louisiana, executing a cost-optimised plan targeting up to 13.7 billion cubic feet of gas and 610,000 barrels of condensate, marking a key milestone in its US Gulf Coast expansion.

Invictus Energy has cemented its position in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin with a landmark Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement and is progressing well towards drilling the high-impact Musuma-1 exploration well, backed by a fresh A$10 million capital raise.

Prominence Energy outlines a disciplined, capital-efficient plan to advance its South Australian helium and natural hydrogen projects toward drilling in mid-2027, backed by low-cost exploration and strategic funding options.