Exploration firm JKX says it has begun the final stages of its Ukrainian operation after overcoming problems with the frac process.
The company, which is looking to develop the R103 well in the Rudenkovskoye licence, had completed the first three stages of the process by the end of July.
Now the next four stages – each covering around 100m of the 1,000m sub-horizontal reservoir – have finally been colpleted after additional equipment was brought in.
“The last four stages have proved to be more challenging but the results continue to be encouraging,” said chief executive Paul Davies.
“Stage 4 was our largest frac of the operation and Stages 6 and 7, despite placing smaller volumes of proppant, appear to have also been effective. The additional equipment needed to handle the higher pressures has added to the time needed to complete each stage.”
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