{"id":68672,"date":"2026-09-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=68672"},"modified":"2026-09-02T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:00:00","slug":"97-methane-gas-strengthens-case-for-major-new-wa-onshore-gas-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=68672","title":{"rendered":"97% METHANE GAS STRENGTHENS CASE FOR MAJOR NEW WA ONSHORE GAS SYSTEM"},"content":{"rendered":"

PERTH, Australia<\/span>, Sept. 2, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A 12-year-old exploration drill hole in Western Australia’s\u00a0Gascoyne is still venting gas containing up to 97% methane and 0.24% helium<\/b> (air-corrected), as Perth-based explorer Constellation Resources investigates whether it forms part of a potentially significant, previously overlooked 500km-long onshore gas system<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Constellation Resources has secured a first-mover position across approximately 88,000km\u00b2 of the Edmund-Collier Basin<\/b>, a vast geological system that has never been systematically explored for natural gas.<\/p>\n

The Edmund-Collier shares key characteristics and a similar geological setting with the Beetaloo Basin<\/b>, which is emerging as one of Australia’s most significant new sources of long-term onshore gas. First gas at Beetaloo <\/b>was fracked and put into the power grid this week<\/b>, making the comparison highly topical.<\/p>\n

Evidence gathered at Edmund-Collier to date includes laterally extensive organic-rich source rocks, historical gas shows and ongoing gas venting from a drill hole completed more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Importantly, the basin is also strategically located in proximity to existing gas pipeline infrastructure and large-scale potential customers<\/b>, including LNG facilities and major iron ore operations.<\/p>\n

Further evidence of the basin’s gas potential comes from a historical exploration hole drilled for copper and gold in 1977. At approximately 300 metres depth, the hole intersected significant volumes of combustible gas, resulting in a pressurised gas outburst and surface ignition during drilling, a rare and potentially important indication<\/b> of an active subsurface gas system.<\/p>\n

CSIRO examination of historical core from 12 drill holes located across the basin has also confirmed prospectivity for methane, ethane, hydrogen and helium<\/b>, adding further support to Constellation’s exploration model.<\/p>\n

Constellation is now integrating historical drilling data, geological interpretation, source-rock analysis and gas data to establish a play-type ranking across the basin and identify areas with the strongest potential for future exploration.<\/p>\n

Constellation Resources Managing Director Peter Woodman said:<\/i><\/p>\n

“The scale of this opportunity is compelling. With gas readings of up to 97% methane, multiple indicators of an active gas system and a first-mover position across an unexplored 500km-long basin, Constellation has the opportunity to test whether Western Australia could be sitting on its next major onshore gas province.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Could Western Australia be sitting on an overlooked 500km-long natural gas system? Constellation has secured a first-mover position before the significance of the Edmund-Collier Basin is fully understood.<\/span><\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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PERTH, Australia<\/span>, Sept. 2, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A 12-year-old exploration drill hole in Western Australia’s\u00a0Gascoyne is still venting gas containing up to 97% methane and 0.24% helium<\/b> (air-corrected), as Perth-based explorer Constellation Resources investigates whether it forms part of a potentially significant, previously overlooked 500km-long onshore gas system<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Constellation Resources has secured a first-mover position across approximately 88,000km\u00b2 of the Edmund-Collier Basin<\/b>, a vast geological system that has never been systematically explored for natural gas.<\/p>\n

The Edmund-Collier shares key characteristics and a similar geological setting with the Beetaloo Basin<\/b>, which is emerging as one of Australia’s most significant new sources of long-term onshore gas. First gas at Beetaloo <\/b>was fracked and put into the power grid this week<\/b>, making the comparison highly topical.<\/p>\n

Evidence gathered at Edmund-Collier to date includes laterally extensive organic-rich source rocks, historical gas shows and ongoing gas venting from a drill hole completed more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Importantly, the basin is also strategically located in proximity to existing gas pipeline infrastructure and large-scale potential customers<\/b>, including LNG facilities and major iron ore operations.<\/p>\n

Further evidence of the basin’s gas potential comes from a historical exploration hole drilled for copper and gold in 1977. At approximately 300 metres depth, the hole intersected significant volumes of combustible gas, resulting in a pressurised gas outburst and surface ignition during drilling, a rare and potentially important indication<\/b> of an active subsurface gas system.<\/p>\n

CSIRO examination of historical core from 12 drill holes located across the basin has also confirmed prospectivity for methane, ethane, hydrogen and helium<\/b>, adding further support to Constellation’s exploration model.<\/p>\n

Constellation is now integrating historical drilling data, geological interpretation, source-rock analysis and gas data to establish a play-type ranking across the basin and identify areas with the strongest potential for future exploration.<\/p>\n

Constellation Resources Managing Director Peter Woodman said:<\/i><\/p>\n

“The scale of this opportunity is compelling. With gas readings of up to 97% methane, multiple indicators of an active gas system and a first-mover position across an unexplored 500km-long basin, Constellation has the opportunity to test whether Western Australia could be sitting on its next major onshore gas province.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Could Western Australia be sitting on an overlooked 500km-long natural gas system? Constellation has secured a first-mover position before the significance of the Edmund-Collier Basin is fully understood.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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