In 2019 Raffles Energy successfully retested the Voitinel 1 discovery well in the E III-1 Brodina license. No flows were reported by the operator. The well was put under conservation prior to its tie-in to a gas to power plant in the future. The well is located in northeastern Romania near the city of Putna.  Aurelian Oil & Gas Romania (purchased by Raffles Energy in 2011) drilled Voitinel 1 in 2009. The well was targeting Badenian sands (main objective) as well as the Sarmatian and the Cretaceous with a planned total depth of 2,300 m. The 1,653 - 1,772.5 m Sarmatian interval ("the 1,650 sand") yielded 3,000 Mcf/d at a wellhead pressure of 595 psi. Analysis showed that, of the 17.6 m perforated, 15 m were productive. In early 2016 Aurelian spudded appraisal well Voitinel 2 using the Dafora âF-125â rig. Voitinel 2 was abandoned likely in mid-2016. It had a planned total depth of 2,186 m. In 2017 Aurelian performed additional testing operations on Voitinel 1 during which gas flowed at rates ranging from 1,765 Mcf/d to 2,825 Mcf/d.   Interest in the E III-1 Brodina permit is divided between Raffles Energy Srl (50% - operator) and Romgaz SA (50%).
Raffles Energy successfully retested the Voitinel 1 discovery well in the E III-1 Brodina license. No flows were reported by the operator. 