Second Aratika site
Parliamentary reporter The second well in the’ Government's onshore petroleum exploration programme’ will be on the eastern flank;! of the Aratika structure, i< about four kilometres from] the existing well, the Minis-|l ter of Energy Resources (Mr I Gair) said yesterday. 1 The well, to be know n as Aratika-3, will be about two;. kilometres north-east of Kotuku. Drilling is expected to i i start early next week. |i “The testing carried out atii Aratika-2 produced only salt ja water, making that partial-] lar section of the Aratika structure unattractive for 1 further petroleum explor- ’ ’ ation.” Mr Gair said. !< “However, a coal seam < about three metres thick was discovered in the drill-] I ing of the well and a sample has been recovered for] I examination. “Mining has not taken t place in this area before and if the results of the sample t examination are then there could be a basis]' fot coal exploration.” Mrlj
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Press, 15 December 1977, Page 6
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