Brookside Advances Suttles Pad Ahead of Rig Mobilisation

Brookside Energy (ASX: BRK) is finishing surface production facilities at its Suttles pad in Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin. The work comes ahead of a two-well program targeting the Sycamore and Woodford formations in the SWISH Area of Interest.

The timing matters. The pad is being readied while Kenai Drilling Rig 18 completes its current program. That overlap means the rig can move to the Suttles pad without idle days. Rig 18, the crew and the systems are already running in the field, which cuts the gap between jobs.

The Sabres 2-1-1S-3W SXH1 will target the Sycamore. The Whalers 2-1-1S-3W WXH2 will target the Woodford. Both wells will drill approximately 1.5-mile lateral sections from the same pad. Each lateral requires a separate production train on the pad, and Brookside has built two trains with oil storage tanks, separators, heater treaters, gas conditioning and vapour combustion equipment.

On the takeaway side, Enerfin Gathering has staked the pipeline route to the Suttles pad and is working through permitting. Oklahoma Gas & Electric has started work to provide electrical service. Those moves reduce the risk that surface tie-in bottlenecks the wells after they are drilled.

Chief executive officer David Prentice said construction had continued while Rig 18 finishes its current work.

“That has allowed us to use the pre-mobilisation period productively, with surface facilities now substantially complete and power and gas takeaway preparations also advancing,” Mr Prentice said.

The Suttles pad is the next step in Brookside’s repeatable multi-well development model in the SWISH AOI. The company has been sequencing activity to grow production and build scale in that area.

The next concrete marker is Rig 18's release. After that, the market watches spud dates, drilling time, and the flow-back timeline once both wells reach total depth. If the rig moves smoothly and the pad infrastructure holds up, first oil and gas could come faster than a typical two-well sequence. Risks include weather delays, permitting hold-ups for the pipeline, or completion setbacks that push first sales into subsequent quarters.

The production adds from Sabres and Whalers will determine whether Brookside can build meaningful scale in the SWISH AOI. For now, the company has used the pre-mobilisation period more productively than a simple wait for rig availability.