Canning Basin – Exploration Permit – Backreef

EMP owns 100% of the Backreef Block and is Operator
Backreef-1 was drilled in October 2010 to a depth of 1800m
Oil was discovered in porous and permeable Laurel dolomites
Production tests confirmed the discovery as non-commercial
The well is currently cased and suspended at 1155 m.
Environmental plan lodged in September 2017
Environmental site visit by EMP and DMIRS in October 2017
Environmental work was completed in Q4, 2018
DMIRS completed a site inspection in August 2021.
Environmental work was completed in December 2021 and October 2023.
Following the improvement in global oil prices, the company is monitoring exploration activity in the basin with consideration of potentially undertaking further work at Backreef

Emperor Energy