1681 Motuoane Exploration Right 386

Motuoane proposes to explore all saleable gases including but not limited to Methane, Carbon Dioxide, Helium, and Nitrogen in the licensed area. The accepted application for an exploration right (ER386) is located over an area of approximately 58 000 hectares (ha), covering various farm portions in Welkom near the towns of Virginia, Hennenman and Odendaalsrus, Free State Province. The boundaries of ER386 are 28°13'28.95"S; 26°55'2.76"E in the South, 27°57'37.57"S; 26°48'49.15"E in the West, 27°59'13.57"S; 27°11'13.06"E in the East and 27°46'34.45"S; 26°57'44.05"E in the North, the central coordinates are approximately 27°58'23.27"S; 26°59'38.94"E. The proposed activities to be undertaken as part of the exploration activities include the following:
• Identifying existing blowers within the ER, undertaking well workover and intervention if necessary;
• The undertaking of new core exploration well drilling where necessary (at preidentified / new areas of interest);
• Undertaking seismic survey and/or magnetotellurics survey activities (at preidentified / new areas of interest);
• Clearance of an area of 300m2 or more of indigenous vegetation within specified geographical area;
• Clearance of an area of 1 hectares or more, but less than 20 hectares of indigenous vegetation; and
• Perform gas composition analysis on gas from existing boreholes and newly drilled wells on the ER.
The main activities are core exploration drilling and seismic survey activities. The proposed approach is to first determine and map the geographic extent of all boreholes currently emitting gas on and near the ER area. Then measure rates and monitor pressures where possible and perform gas composition analysis. The geophysical wireline logging of existing boreholes (where possible) will include monitoring of water levels. If no existing gas emitting boreholes are identified near a target area, new drilling activities are proposed within that area using percussion or rotary drilling method. Although up to eleven (11) target drilling areas (TA) with 500m buffer (1km corridor) within the exploration right may be undertaken over the 9-year period, the current Works Program caters for only three (3) drilling wells. It must be noted that there may be a single, multiple or no drilling activities within some of the target drilling areas. Should more than 3 drilling wells be required within the ER, the current Works Program will be required to be updated accordingly.
Province(s): Free State