Enwell Energy PLC spudded the GOL-107 development well at its Mekhediviska-Golotvshinska (MEX-GOL) gas and condensate field in Ukraine. The well is targeting production from the V-20 and V-23 horizons in the Visean formation at 5,190 m total well depth.
Drilling operations are scheduled to be completed by the end of third-quarter 2023 and, subject to successful testing, production hook-up in fourth-quarter 2023.
The field is towards the middle of the Dnipro-Donets sedimentary basin which extends across a major part of northeast Ukraine. Most Ukrainian gas and condensate production comes from the basin. The reservoir comprises a series of gently dipping Carboniferous sandstones of Visean age (V-sands) inter-bedded with shales at about 4,700 m below the surface, with a gross thickness of 800-1,000 m.
In February, the field was shut in due to Russian military activity in northeastern and eastern Ukraine, but production partially restarted in March.
Enwell Energy is operator with 100% working interest in the field.
About the Author
Alex Procyk
Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).