Lakes Blue Energy NL announced that the target, Boxvale Formation was intersected at the Wellesely-2 well in Queensland. While the Formation was thinner and finer grained than prognosed, natural gas shows of 3 times background were encountered. The natural gas shows are from gas that is contained within cuttings from the drill-hole.

Gas from the Formation itself does not flow into the drill-hole since drilling is carried out with a mud-weight formulated to prevent flow of gas or liquids from the surrounding strata. The Company will complete drilling to designed total depth (TD) and will then carry out a straddle test to isolate the Boxvale Formation and assess the potential for gas flows from the Boxvale Formation in the Wellesley structure.