oil shows in latest report., page-44

hi, casing is just to protect the well i think, this wasnt done properly in the barker creek formation pb1 i read in reports late last year by the new director the activities report on 31/10/08 said the zone was not cemented meaning the casing at the barker creek level wasnt cemented in place properly to provide a valid test when testing was done. They still managed to get flow rates at both barker creek levels but not a valid test in the formation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casing_(borehole)

The link above gives an idea of what casing is in place for when drilling a well. They run production casing at the end of drilling.

Hopefully these 2 links might help explain how the gas is produced when the well has been cased and cemented.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_tubing