RNS18 Aug 2020 08:04
Union Jack Oil plc (AIM: UJO), a UK focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and
exploration company, notes that Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited, the Operator of PEDL183, will shortly be
communicating the following update to local residents and the West Newton Community Liaison
Group.
Union Jack holds a 16.665% interest in PEDL183, containing the conventional West Newton A-1
discovery well and the successful West Newton A-2 appraisal well.
“Rathlin Energy (UK) Limited is pleased to provide an update on the activities at the West Newton B
site. All operations are being conducted in accordance with Covid-19 related restrictions.
The wellsite and access track construction work has now been completed. All permits and permissions
are in place to commence conductor drilling operations and any pre-operational conditions have been
satisfied.
The active area of the site has been fully lined with an impermeable HDPE membrane and a surface
water discharge system has been installed which allows for environmental isolation of the wellsite.
Two drilling cellars have been installed. Northern Power Grid has completed the electrical connection
to the site which will allow the operations to utilise mains electrical power for site requirements, rather
than diesel generators, where possible.
The site is fully fenced and during operations the site will have a manned security presence 24 hours a
day seven days a week.
On Monday 17 August 2020, the conductor rig and associated equipment was mobilised to site.
Conductor drilling operations will commence shortly and will be conducted Monday - Saturday
between the hours of 07:00 - 18:00. Access changes to nearby roads, agreed by East Riding of Yorkshire
Council, will remain in effect.
The conductor rig will drill to a depth of approximately 80 metresinto the Cretaceous chalk where steel
casing will be installed and cemented to surface. The conductor casing will provide a stable base for
the main drilling rig and protect surface formations during the drilling operations. Following
completion of this phase of operations, the conductor rig will be demobilised and the site prepared for
arrival of the main drilling rig.
The main drilling rig will be mobilised to the site and rigged up over a period of one to two weeks in
preparation to drill the main borehole to a depth of approximately 2000 metres. Once the drilling
operation starts it will continue 24 hours a day. Site access will also be required 24-hours a day, seven
days a week, however, most deliveries shall be planned for daytime hours.
The drilling operations will continue for six to ten weeks. Once completed, the drilling rig will be
demobilised from the site over a period of approximately one week.
The information gathered during the drilling of West Newton B-1 will inform a subsequent programme
of well testing to establish productive capability and any future drilling operations.”
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