OMV group discovered natural gas in the Wittau Tief-2a exploration well onshore Lower Austria.
Preliminary evaluation indicates potential recoverable resources of about 28 MMboe. After full development of the discovery, OMV expects its natural gas production in Austria to increase by 50%.
The well was drilled at a final depth of 5,000 m after 5 months of operations.
OMV is considering options to further appraise the field, as well as a fast-track development in conjunction with the OMV-operated natural gas plant in Aderklaa, 10 km from the new discovery.
OMV is operator of the Wittau Tief-2a well.
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).
