FX Energy: Production Starts at Kromolice Facility
FX Energy, Inc. has announced that gas production has started at the Kromolice production facility. Production will be increased gradually over the next 30 days or so until reaching the plateau production rate estimated at approximately 10.2 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscf/d).
The Kromolice production facility serves two wells: Kromolice-1 and Kromolice-2. The nearby Sroda-4 well, which started production in December 2010, is served by its own production facility, but downstream the production from the Kromolice and Sroda wells share a single pipeline. The combined production rate from the three wells is estimated at approximately 14.1 mmscf/d gross during the initial plateau production phase of several years. The KSK wells are located in the Poznan area of the Fences concession in western Poland. The Polish Oil and Gas Company (“PGNiG”) operates the Poznan area and owns 51% interest; FX Energy owns 49%.
FX Energy also reported that PGNiG has signed a definitive Joint Operating Agreement to earn a 49% interest in the Company’s 880,000 acre Warsaw South concession. FX Energy is operator of the Warsaw South concession and owns 51%; PGNiG will earn 49%.
“We are very pleased to have reached two more milestones this week in our Polish operations. The start of production from the Kromolice facility signals a significant increase in production and revenue, which is especially welcome in light of the plethora of opportunities before us in Poland. We are also pleased that PGNiG will join us in the largely unexplored Warsaw South concession,” said David Pierce, president of FX Energy. “PGNiG’s participation will free up a significant amount of capital for us to advance our other exploration projects in Poland.”
FX Energy also provided an update on its other current Polish operations.
Plawce-2 Tight Gas Well
The Plawce-2 tight gas well in the Poznan area in western Poland is currently at a depth of 3,046 meters. 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 horizontal section. PGNiG operates the Fences concession and the Plawce-2 well and owns 51% interest; the Company owns 49%.
Machnatka-2
The Machnatka-2 well in the Company’s 880,000 acre Warsaw South concession in eastern Poland is currently drilling at a depth of 3,264 meters. The well began drilling in early May and is expected to test both Zechstein and Carboniferous horizons before reaching total depth of 4,070 meters. NAFTA Pila is the drilling contractor. The location for the well was selected on recently acquired 2-D seismic data. A second well and additional seismic are planned for later this year. FX Energy is operator of the Warsaw South concession and owns 51%; PGNiG will earn 49%.
Kutno Well Status
FX Energy also reported that a drilling contract for the Kutno well has been signed with NAFTA Pila. The Company plans to begin drilling a well in the third quarter this year on a 35,000 acre Rotliegend structure at a depth of approximately 6,500 meters. FX Energy is the operator of the Kutno concession; PGNiG and FX Energy have signed a joint operating agreement under which PGNiG will earn 50% interest in the concession.
Source: FX Energy