Po Valley Energy
Po Valley Energy (ASX:PVE) is a leading independent gas company growing rapidly from quiet, results-driven beginnings. The Company currently operates exclusively in northern Italy exploiting the large hydrocarbon system, and it is on the verge of becoming a significant gas producer in the fast-growing and under-supplied Italian market as it brings its first fields into production.
Po Valley's surface gas production plant at Castello in northern Italy has now been connected to the Italian pipeline grid. Under Po Valley’s gas marketing contracts gas from the Castello field will be metered and sold at the corner of the Castello site, implying no transportation costs and higher profit margin as a result.
Po Valley Energy has strong gas flow rates at Bezzecca #1 well, Italy
Po Valley Energy (“PVE”) has advised of strong flow rates with rapid pressure recoveries have been reported after the successful completion of all production tests at its Bezzecca #1 appraisal well in northern Italy.
Po Valley’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Michael Masterman, said today, “We have successfully tested all three levels in Bezzecca #1. Each of the tests delivered stabilized gas flows and rapid pressure recovery.
As a result, we have generated a combined flow of 3.75 million cubic feet per day from this test program.” Mr Masterman said.
The results of 10 days of testing on three levels at Bezzecca #1 – deep Miocene, shallow Miocene and the Pliocene were as follows:
Initial flow from the deep Miocene level from 1925m to 1945m was 2.2 million cubic feet per day on a ¼ inch choke at a pressure of 1760 psi. The tested flows stabilized and exhibited rapid and full pressure recovery. A relatively small perforated zone in the shallow Miocene from 1913m to 1916m tested at 0.55 million cubic feet per day on a ¼ inch choke.
The flow was stable and pressure recovery was rapid. The Pliocene level between 1862m and 1863m also produced better than expected gas flows. In Bezzecca, the Pliocene gas bearing levels are in thin zones above the main Miocene target. The Pliocene level flowed at a stabilized rate of 1.0 million cubic feet per day on a 3/16 inch choke with good pressure recovery.
Michael Masterman said, “There are additional levels identified in nearby wells and potentially present in Bezzecca #1 that will be investigated in subsequent work. This work, together with the encouraging results from the testing program, will provide an initial assessment of the size, nature and scope of a Bezzecca development.”
The rig used in the Bezzecca appraisal schedule has been released and will move to another well prior to mobilisation to Po Valley’s Sillaro field to drill Sillaro#2.
Other Po Valley Energy articles
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13/01/10 Po Valley celebrates maiden production of one million cubic metres of gas in Italy
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18/08/09 Po Valley Energy tests Sillaro gas field, adds new production capacity
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13/08/09 Po Valley Energy confirms gas production capacity at Sillaro-2 production well
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22/06/09 Po Valley Energy clears final Italian regulatory approval for gas production plant
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01/05/09 Po Valley Energy inches closer to gas production in Italy
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15/04/09 Po Valley Energy has gas flows at fourth gas field at Bezzeca-1, Italy
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13/03/09 High hopes for Po Valley's fourth Italian gas field, potentially five times larger than Castello
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23/02/09 Po Valley raises $10 million in share placement
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30/01/09 Significant milestones achieved by Po Valley at Sillaro and Castello fields
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29/01/09 Po Valley gains Italian Government approvals for expanded gas exploration in Italy
Other Po Valley Energy news
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22/01/10 Po Valley Energy focuses on Italian gas plant during quarter
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21/12/09 Po Valley banks first revenue as maiden gas flows into Northern Italian energy grid
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08/12/09 Po Valley Energy receives final authorisation for Castello gas production plant
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18/11/09 Po Valley Energy closes SPP, raising A$2m
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17/11/09 Platypus Asset Management acquires 5.02% of Po Valley Energy
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03/11/09 Po Valley Energy Castello gas plant connected to Italian grid
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21/10/09 Po Valley Energy shares up 13c as commissioning of first gas field in Italy kicks off
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16/10/09 Po Valley price target raised to A$3 at FD Capital, still rated ‘buy’
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14/10/09 Po Valley Energy to raise $2m under share purchase plan
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30/09/09 Po Valley Energy raises $8.5m, gas production to commence in Italy
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