Operations in UK & Europe
UK
In the UK, Firstdrill's knowledge and experience includes both onshore UK and offshore UK North Sea.
Firstdrill has undertaken total project management for Midmar Energy at the producing Brockham field onshore UK. The Brockham Oilfield was originally discovered in 1987 by a consortium led by BP and was brought on production in 2002 by Midmar Energy. Three production wells have been completed in the reservoir with one now turned over to water disposal (PWRI). The field has now produced 128 mstb oil to January 2011, and continues to produce at the top of the forecast production range.
Firstdrill is providing project management and engineering services to the unconventional hydrocarbon industry. Firstdrill are providing Venture North Sea Gas Limited, part of the Centrica Energy Group with drilling and engineering project management. This is a multi well exploration campaign targeting the Coal Bed Methane resource. The license area is situated onshore South Wales.
Europe
Firstdrill's experience in mainland Europe includes both onshore and offshore projects with particular emphasis on central and eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.
For example, Firstdrill has provided management and supervisory services for Matra Petroleum PLC and Blue Star, which is a Joint Venture between Matra PLC and Hungarian Horizon, in Hungary. The drilling operations included well testing on two gas wells that were drilled in 2007, using a work over rig. Furthermore, the drilling of two new vertical exploration wells, 1600m and 1800m deep, including testing and completion. The drilling preparation work included AFEs, all service and rig contracts, design and permitting of wells, writing of drilling programmes, selection and building of sites and acting as drilling management and supervisory during the actual drilling operations.
