In the province of Lublin PKN ORLEN has spudded its eight exploration well on unconventional prospects, located in the village of Dobryniów (commune of Łopiennik Górny, county of Krasnystaw).
The exploration work in Dobryniów is being carried out under the Wierzbica licence area, within which the Company has drilled three wells – one horizontal and one vertical in the village of Syczyn, and one vertical in the village of Nowy Stręczyn. Additionally, in late May and early June 2013 the horizontal portion of the Syczyn-OU2K well was hydro-fractured for the first time.
The target depth of the Dobryniów-OU1 well is approximately 4,020 m. The drilling work, which is expected to take 60 days, will be carried out using a Bentec Euro Rig 450T owned by Exalo Drilling S.A. The rig was transported to the drilling site from western Poland, where in late May 2013 work was completed on the Sieraków-3 appraisal well.
PKN ORLEN holds 10 licences for exploration and appraisal of hydrocarbon deposits, granted by the Ministry of the Environment. So far, the Company has drilled seven wells in search of unconventional gas and oil accumulations. It has also performed its first hydro-fracking treatment (in the village of Syczyn), with another to be performed later this year on a lateral of the Berejów-OU2K well.
PKN ORLEN Press Office