Drax
Licence Numbers | PEDL 92-1 |
Aerial Extent | 200 km2 |
Licence Terms | PEDL 92 – Sept 2011 |
Obligations | None |
Net Risked GIIP Range | Low – 77 Bcf, Mid – 130 Bcf, High – 227 Bcf |
Wells Drilled | PEDL 92 – 1 well by Nexen (2007) |
The Drax area is located in Yorkshire, around 15 miles south and east of York itself. The licence is PEDL 92-1.
Geologically, the area under licence is formed by strata of Carboniferous and Permo-Triassic age, gently dipping to the south and south-east. Prior mining to the south and west of the area focused on Westphalian B coals, which, from the available borehole data, are at depths of approximately 650 feet to 3,000 feet below surface within PEDL 92. Although the area had been licensed historically for CBM exploration, no boreholes had been drilled on the licence for this purpose prior to IGas Energy acquiring the acreage.
A well was spudded at Mill Farm in August 2007 and drilled to a depth of 2,718 feet. This well was used to log and core the coal sequence. The drilling of this well fulfilled the licence commitments and the licence is now in its second term.
Mill Farm Site