RE: Quiet Here18 Mar 2019 06:58
Says no hold up while waiting for amended environmental permit.
Drilling of a Second Permitted Borehole (Currently Permitted)
Rathlin intend to drill an appraisal well (WNA-2) from the West Newton A wellsite. WNA-2 will
investigate the extent of the petroleum reservoir encountered during the drilling of the first well
(WNA-1).
The drilling of the WNA-2 well is currently permitted under the existing environmental permit and will
remain a permitted activity. The same waste streams will be produced as stated within Waste
Management Plan Revision 2, however the volume of waste generated will be considerably less due
to the well being drilled to circa 2,000m TVD KB, 1,000m less than the currently permitted activity.
The Waste Management Plan will form part of an application to vary the existing permit, whilst
concurrently the drilling operations for WNA-2 well will be undertaken. Discussions with the
Environment Agency have indicated that this approach is satisfactory.