Egdon Resources has been active in the East Midlands from 2000. Historically the company’s activities have concentrated on conventional exploration and develo pment. The margins of the Humber Basin have been a focus following the acquisition of the Keddington oil field in 2006 and Encore Resources onshore assets in 2010.
Activity has included
01
The further development of Keddington
02
The discovery in 2014 of the Wressle oil field which was brought onstream in February 2021 under natural flow and after a proppant squeeze the full production rate of 500 b/d was achieved in August 2021
03
The discovery of an oil column in Dinantian carbonates with the drilling of Biscathorpe-2 where a farm out of a proposed side-track (subject to planning consent) may also lead to a discovery in Westphalian sandstones
04
The progression of farm out’s of company making prospect at North Kelsey.
05
The drilling by IGas of the Basin Opening Shale exploration well Springs Road-1 in 2019
Egdon has built a significant shale exploration acreage position in the Gainsborough Trough through legacy interests, farm-ins, the 2014 Alkane Energy acquisition the 14th Licence round and other acquisitions. The Basin was the subject of intense bidding in the 14th Round which saw INEOS and Cuadrilla enter the play.
Egdon subsequently farmed out some of this acreage to Total and planning consent for the first shale exploration wells in the Basin Springs Road-1&2 operated by IGas on PEDL140 was granted in November 2016 (EDR 14.5% carried). In November 2017 INEOS acquired certain of total’s interests in the Gainsborough Trough shale play.
01
In 2018 IGas and partner INEOS drilled a shale exploration well in the Basin at Tinker lane south west of the planned Springs Road well but failed to find the targeted shale Bowland Shale at this marginal location. The well did however find encouraging gas content in the Millstone Grit sequence
02
INEOS had indicated that it planned to drill up to 6 vertical shale exploration wells in the Wellbeck Low sub-basin close to Egdon’s PEDL001 and PEDL130 licences and had submitted 3 planning applications as of August 2018. Two were granted on appeal and one remains to be determined.
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INEOS also shot around 150 km² of 3D seismic in this area in 2017/18
Gainsborough Trough, Wellbeck Low and Edale Basin
Licences
Operator
Egdon Interest
Area km2
Exploration Targets
Work programme
EXL294
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
80.00%
2.70
Conventional oil
Fiskerton Airfield producing oil field.
PL161-2
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited (Deep Rights)
100.00%
17.62
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL001
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited (Deep Rights)
100.00%
11.00
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL011
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited (Deep Rights)
100.00%
6.00
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL037
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited (Deep Rights)
100.00%
10.00
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL043
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited (Deep Rights)
100.00%
57.00
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL118
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
55.55%
10.54
Shut-in Oil Field
Geothermal Repurposing planned
PEDL139
Island Gas Limited (IGas)
14.50%
100.00
Shale
No planned activity, Springs Road-1 well drilled on neighbouring PEDL140
PEDL140
Island Gas Limited (IGas)
14.50%
141.54
Shale
Springs Road-1 drilled to 3,500m Jan-March 2019
PEDL169
Island Gas Limited (IGas)
20.00%
62.00
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL203
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
55.55%
10.52
Shut-in Oil Field
Likely P&A
PEDL209
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
100.00%
64.11
Shale and Conventional Exploration
Evaluating future exploration and development options post Laughton dry hole
PEDL273
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
15.00%
194.65
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL278
Island Gas Limited (IGas)
50.00%
38.00
Shale and Tight Gas
The licence contains the Kirk Smeaton tight gas discovery (RTZ, 1985) and other conventional and unconventional prospectivity. Commitment in first five years; 1 well
PEDL305
Island Gas Limited (IGas)
15.00%
143.00
Shale
No planned activity
PEDL316
Island Gas Limited (IGas)
15.00%
111.19
Shale and Conventional Exploration
No planned activity
Humber Basin
Licences
Operator
Egdon Interest
Area km2
Exploration Targets
Work programme
PEDL005 (remainder)
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
65.00%
16.73
Conventional Exploration and Production
Keddington South and Louth Prospects identified
PEDL005 (Keddington)
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
45.00%
7.00
Conventional Exploration and Production
Keddington in production, further development drilling planned for 2023
PEDL180
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
30.00%
40.00
Producing Oil field
Monetisation of associated gas and development of Penistone Flags planned
PEDL181
Europa Oil and Gas Limited
25.00%
159.91
Shale and Conventional Exploration
No planned activity
PEDL182
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
30.00%
19.00
Conventional Exploration
Identify potential drilling locations for Broughton North prospect
PEDL241
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
50.00%
55.00
Conventional Exploration
Planning appeal for well on North Kelsey prospect
PEDL253
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
35.80%
95.00
Conventional Appraisal
Awaiting decision on planning appeal for sidetrack well
PEDL334
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
60.00%
162.78
Shale Exploration
No planned activity
Widmerpool Gulf
Licences
Operator
Egdon Interest
Area km2
Exploration Targets
Work programme
PEDL201
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
45.00%
80.00
Shale and Conventional Exploration
No planned activity
PEDL306
Egdon Resources U.K. Limited
60.00%
88.00
Shale and Conventional Exploration
No planned activity
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