Romgaz disclosed on 14 August 2020 that it had plugged and abandoned the Podeni 1 exploration well in the RG 1 Transilvania Nord block during the second quarter of 2020. The well, which was drilled about 50 km to the east of the city of Cluj-Napoca had a planned total depth of 1,750 m.  The Transilvania Nord block contains more than 30 gas fields or gas discoveries. The nearest field to the Podeni well is Delureni, located about 5 km to the southeast. The field was discovered in 1976 and put onstream the following year. It has six reservoirs in the Badenian Spirialis Marl Member at depths between 1,550 m and 2,100 m.    The RG Transilvania permit was awarded to Romgaz (100%) on 8 October 1997. It is divided into three blocks, RG 1 Transilvania Nord, RG 2 Transilvania Centru and RG 3 Transilvania Sud. The RG 1 Transilvania Nord encompasses 2,008 sq km.
(Transylvanian B.) Podeni 1 op. by ROMGAZ (100%) in RG 01 Transilvania Nord block, P&A results n/a, The well, was drilled about 50 km to the east of the city of Cluj-Napoca had a planned total depth of 1,750 m. 