Pilot production program commencing soon

This morning, our 2019 Energy Pick of the Year Elixir Energy (ASX: EXR) put out an update on its upcoming pilot production program for its coal bed methane (CBM) gas project in Mongolia.

EXR report that all of the equipment required for drilling, completion and testing of the two production wells is now in Mongolia, and the extended pilot production program is on track to start towards the end of August.

EXR has engaged the same group of drilling contractors who worked for Rio Tinto on its Oyu Tolgoi mine, located with EXR’s landholding in Mongolia, which we hope will translate into an efficient work program.

EXR expects completing and producing these wells “within weeks of drilling being completed”, with the commercial viability of the wells to be assessed over months by measuring gas flow rates.

This should mean that by early 2023 we will know whether EXR’s wells can commercially produce gas.

The pilot production program is key objective #1 in our 2022 EXR Investment Memo, so today’s news shows that the company is making progress towards starting and completing something we have been patiently waiting for.

To see all the other key objectives we set that we wanted EXR to achieve this year, check out our 2022 EXR Investment Memo here.