Celtique Energie Prepares for Conventional Drilling in West Sussex

UK-focused Celtique Energie moved forward with its plans in West Sussex on Monday, launching well site preparation at Broadford Bridge-1 well site.

According to the company, it intends to explore for hydrocarbons in West Sussex not making use of hydraulic fracturing.  

‘Celtique will be using tried and tested methods of exploration that have been used in the UK for decades, in many surrounding oil and gas fields including Singleton and Storrington in West Sussex, and Wytch Farm in Dorset. As we have stated publically on a number of occasions, this is a conventional exploration well and this site will never undertake shale oil or shale gas hydraulic fracturing,’ reads a note released by the company.

Celtique expects to finish construction and preparatory work in six weeks.

‘Once the site has been fully prepared, the next phase of activity will involve the drilling rig being mobilised onto the site to start drilling the borehole… We expect drilling to commence in winter 2014/spring 2015.’

Last week, the company criticised South Downs National Park Authority’s decision to turn down an application to undertake exploratory drilling to quantify the amount of untapped oil and gas resources in West of Fernhurst, Sussex.