In February 2018, Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) drilled new-field wildcat Nowe Siolo 1 in the 21/97/p Lubaczow-Zapalow permit in southeastern Poland. The well, solely operated by PGNiG, encountered commercial quantities of gas in several horizons and was capacity-testing in early March 2018. The preliminary results of the tests indicate that the annual output from the field, found in several shallow Miocene horizons, could reach 0.7 Bcfg. The company is planning to drill additional two wells in the vicinity.  Nowe Siolo 1 is located in the northern part of the permit, some 15 km north-northeast of the city of Lubaczow. In a geological sense, the well is situated in the Outer Carpathian Foredeep.  The well had a planned final depth estimated at some 900 m, targeting the Sarmatian-Badenian (Miocene) clastic reservoirs.  The well encountered gas-bearing horizons at a depth of approximately 700 m.  Background Information    The 840 sq km Lubaczow-Zapalow permit is located some 25 km east-north-east of the city of Jaroslaw. The eastern limit of the block runs along the border with Ukraine. The tract was originally awarded to PGNiG on 4 June 1997 and was renewed since, as prompted.
Nowe Siolo 1 op. by PGNiG (100%) in the 21/97/p Lubaczow-Zapalow permit, encountered commercial quantities of gas in several horizons. The preliminary results of the tests indicate that the annual output from the field, found in several shallow Miocene horizons, could reach 0,7 Bcfg.