San Leon Completes Frac Programme in Northern Baltic Basin

Ireland-based San Leon has completed the three-stage frac and testing programme at Rogity-1 will on the Braniewo S Concession in Poland’s northern Baltic Basin.

‘Braniewo S is now regarded by San Leon and Wisent as having proven oil flow potential from both its Cambrian sandstone and from its overlying shale. These highly-encouraging results have defined the second phase in the appraisal of the Concession. There are currently two options for the next well, and work is underway to select the optimal choice,’ reads the note released on Monday. 

This hydraulic fracture stimulation programme was performed as part of the farm-out agreement with Wisent Oil & Gas, under which Wisent was required to design, perform, and fund the costs of the programme including testing each zone. 

"Proving the presence of mobile oil in the Cambrian tight sandstone and overlying shales at Rogity-1 is a major step forward. We look forward to drilling the next exploration well and shall promptly evaluate which of the two targets to drill first in order to prove up a commercial oil accumulation," Oisin Fanning, San Leon Executive Chairman, commented.

This achievement can be a push for the entire unconventional industry, as the results obtained in one well contribute increasing or decreasing the enthusiasm over the unconventional hydrocarbons industries in Poland.

Last July, Wisent Oil and Gas, partly owned by Poland's Petrolinvest and the U.S. Hallwood Resources, found its initial shale oil and gas operations in Poland promising and decided on further drilling.