Empire Oil & Gas NL announced that it is continuing the process to bring its Red Gully-1 well back to production following the completion of the pressure survey for the 2017 Reserves review. Red Gully-1 well production was shut-in in order to conduct a planned static pressure survey to provide data for the 2017 reserves assessment. When the well was re-opened to flow it was observed that liquid was held up in the production tubing, preventing the well from flowing at the expected rate. Over a period of 10 days, condensate, gas and water have been produced from the well, but ultimately at insufficient rates to restore normal flow conditions. Despite increasing pressure and flowrates, the observed trends indicate that the well was unlikely to "clean-up" without additional assistance. Planning is now underway for a nitrogen gas lift to remove the liquid in the production tubing. It is a standard industry procedure to use nitrogen, conveyed via coil tubing, to restore production to pre shut-in conditions. The well has therefore been shut-in to conserve gas and enable plant maintenance prior to commencing the nitrogen gas lift operation, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month.