Hi @Mike all I can say is that Neil said that this company was...

Hi @Mike all I can say is that Neil said that this company was owned by a couple of billionaire families (so I guess that accounts for no shortage of funds) and I would think that they would have a wealthy circle of influence.
Richard did say that it did come down to what was the most cost effective,
I remember seeing a "Next Investor" interview with Greg Channon earlier this year talking about Grandis being a vertical well and using software simulation that showed that they could get gas to flow to surface.

No doubt l would imagine all options would have been discussed at Board Room level for the best bang for buck, between Neil, Richard, Stephen and Greg you have an absolute wealth of knowledge so they could easily have some tools up their sleeve to tap into.