Frontera Resources Corp. has begun gas production operations at the Mtsare Khevi Gas Complex in the country of Georgia, a press release said.

Frontera has completed commissioning of the gas gathering and transportation infrastructure at the Mtsare Khevi Field, and production has now commenced into the new system and associated 14-km (8.7-mile) transportation system that will accommodate production from existing wells throughout the field at a planned rate of about 57 Mcm/d (2 MMcf/d) of gas.

The Mtsare Khevi Field is situated within a larger play area of approximately 80 sq km (31 sq miles) referred to as the Mtsare Khevi Gas Complex and encompasses gas targets found between 300 m and 5,000 m (985 ft and 16,400 ft) in depth. Analysis has revealed significant gas potential throughout this area of up to 28 Bcm (1.2 Tcf) of gas in place and 19.8 Bcm (700 Bcf) of recoverable gas, according to the release.