Empire Energy Group Limited provided shareholders with an update regarding the ongoing flow testing of the Carpentaria-2H ("C-2H") well in Empire's 100% owned and operated EP187 tenement, located in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Sub-basin. Extended production testing ("EPT") of C-2H has continued with gas flowing at an average rate of 2.6 mmscf /day over the first 13 days of the EPT (a normalised rate of 2.8 mmscf /day per 1,000m horizontal section). The well is currently flowing at 2.5 mmscf /day.

Following a period of initial "clean-up", the well was shut-in for 2 days to replace the hydraulic stimulation wellhead with a flow testing wellhead and to monitor pressure build-up. During the shut-in the formation pressure built very quickly to 1,275 psi from 185 psi before shut-in, which indicates excellent reservoir connectivity. Following the shut-in, the well recommenced production at >11 mmscf /day prior to returning to a stabilised rate of 2.5 mmscf /day for the last 7 days.

Modifications to the C-2H flowback pipework undertaken during shut-in will allow the EPT to continue while Carpentaria-3H drilling commences on the same well pad later in third quarter 2022. Flow testing continues at C-2H.