Colson Oil Well (Abandoned)
Point of Interest
Contact
Carson Oil well access track, Simpson, Northern Territory.
Description
The well was drilled by Richter Drilling Company, using their Rig No 6, a National 100. A total depth of 2432.3 metres was reached at 22.00 hours on Saturday 9th December 1978.
Following logging by Schlumberger and a velocity survey by Velocity Data Pty Ltd, the well was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole. The Rig was released at 7.00 am on Wednesday 13th December 1978.
Features
Location
Lat: -25.95844 Lng: 136.663461