Two State Significant Development applications for additional gas drilling and extraction in the area covered by PAL 2 are currently before the department and undergoing a comprehensive assessment - the Bibblewindi Multi-Lateral Project and Dewhurst Gas Exploration Pilot.
The public was given 4 weeks to comment on the Dewhurst proposal and six weeks to comment on the Bibblewindi proposal late last year. The department is now awaiting a response to the submissions on both projects from the proponent, Santos.
Most activity to date has been for exploration and the department understands that a future
State Significant Development application will be submitted for production wells.
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