Georgia: Frontera to renew work in Kura oil fields

Frontera Resources Corp., Houston, said it strengthened its balance sheet and plans to launch a new work plan for Mtsare Khevi and Mirzaani oil fields in the Shallow Fields Production Unit in Georgia.

Alan Petzet

Aug. 15, 2011

Frontera, with a 100% interest in onshore Block 12 in the underexplored Kura basin, sees the potential to increase production to as much as 5,000 b/d from 225 b/d (OGJ, Nov. 26, 2007, p. 32). The company promised to provide more detail next month.

About the Author

Alan Petzet

Chief Editor Exploration

Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.

Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.