This milestone marks the beginning of the Halliburton lead operations for the drilling and fracture stimulation of Jaws-1. The rig itself will arrive over the next 96 hours. Ensign 965 is one of the largest and most powerful land rigs in Australia, with a hook load of 700 000 lb and over 2000 hp of hydraulic pumping capacity.
The Jaws-1 well is part of PEL96 of which Strike is Operator and the holder of a 66.667% joint venture interest, and Australian Gasfields Limited (AGL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy World Corporation Ltd (EWC), is the holder of a 33.333% joint venture interest.
