FX Energy Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, has reported that drilling has commenced on the Plawce-2 well near the north border of the Fences concession. Plawce-2 is targeting Rotliegend sands at an estimated depth of approximately 3,729 meters.
Plans call for drilling to a vertical depth of approximately 4,000 meters. Following evaluation of cores, logs and flow tests, the parties may consider fraccing the vertical well and/or drilling a long reach multi frac horizontal section. PGNiG operates the Fences concession and the Plawce-2 well and owns 51% interest; the company owns 49%.
The Siekierki Plawce tight gas area was discovered by a series of five wells drilled in the 1970's and 1980's by PGNiG. These wells encountered gas columns of more than 100 meters in tight Rotliegend sandstone. Recently, Aurelian Oil and Gas PLC has drilled and fracced two wells which successfully tested gas and is now drilling a third well in this tight sandstone immediately to the north of the Fences concession. The closest producing analog is the Soehlingen field in northern Germany, operated by ExxonMobil.
Machnatka-2 Well In Warsaw South Concession
The company also reported that it has started the tender process to select the rig for drilling the Machnatka-2 well, a test of both the Zechstein and the Carboniferous horizons in the company's 880,000 acre Warsaw South concession located in Eastern Poland. The company is the operator and expects to award the drilling contract next month with drilling operations commencing during the second quarter this year. The company has signed a letter of intent under which PGNiG may earn up to 49% interest.
Kutno-2 Well In Kutno Concession
The Kutno-2 well is also in the tender process with pre-qualification offers from drilling companies expected to be received as early as this week. The company is the operator of this 35,000 acre Rotliegend structure located in central Poland at a depth of 6,500 meters. The company has signed a joint operating agreement under which PGNiG may earn 50% interest, and a letter of intent under which Kulczyk Investments LLC may earn up to 25% interest.
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