Neptune spuds new well at Adorf Carboniferous development

Neptune Energy spudded the Adorf Z17 gas appraisal well in the municipality of Georgsdorf, northwestern Germany.

The well is being drilled with a rig operated by KCA Deutag, with final depth of around 4,600 m expected to be reached in October this year, Neptune said in a release June 30.

Operated with power from the grid instead of diesel-driven generators, use of the rig will prevent an estimated 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions during drilling operations, Neptune said.

Neptune plans to drill a fourth well, Adorf Z18, from the same well pad in fourth-quarter 2022. The construction of a modern processing plant for treatment of the natural gas at the site in Georgsdorf will begin in this year's second half. 

Adorf Carboniferous gas field was discovered in 2020 and the first well, Adorf Z15, was brought into production in October the same year. The second well, Adorf Z16, increased Neptune’s production from the license to around 4,500 boe/d earlier this year (OGJ Online, Jan. 14, 2022).

Neptune Energy is operator and 100% owner of the field.