Neptune Launches Promising German Well

UK explorer Neptune Energy has begun gas production from the Adorf Carboniferous development onshore northwestern Germany, it said November 2. It said the initial results were positive following successful drilling of the Adorf Z15 appraisal well and subsequent production tests indicated flow rates of up to 1,700 barrels of oil equivalent (boe)/day (gross).

Neptune's managing director in Germany, Andreas Scheck, said: "The result of the Adorf Z15 well underlines the great potential for future gas production within this region. It is one of the most promising gas discoveries in Germany in recent years."

The well reached final depth of 3,500 metres in February 2020 and the gas is treated at a newly built processing plant.

Neptune is operator  and two-thirds owner of the joint venture that is developing the Adorf field. Its partner is German independent Wintershall Dea. Neptune entered the German upstream when it bought the upstream business of French utility Engie.