The drilling of the well culminated in the successful intersection of the 1,035 m-long OM#7 well with the OM#5 production well.

OM#5 was immediately placed on production test.

The pilot project follows on from L&M Energy’s 3P reserves upgrade to 274 PJ and forms a key part of the company’s 2P gas reserves campaign, which is aimed at independently certifying New Zealand’s first tranche of 2P CSG reserves.