Industry sources indicate that ORLEN Upstream Sp. z o.o., exploration arm of Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN) ORLEN, abandoned new-field wildcat Tuszynki 1K in the 49/2008/p Byslaw-Wudzyn contract in northern Poland with gas shows. The well is said to have encountered gas shows in the Permian (Zechstein) succession, while the main target, Devonian calcareous unit, had unfavourable reservoir properties. ORLEN Upstream was the sole operator of the well.    Wildcat Tuszynki 1K, drilled by using a drilling unit from UOS, is located approximately 30 km north-northeast of the city of Bydgoszcz, within the Pomeranian Trough, tectonic element of the Danish-Polish Marginal Trough.    The well has a planned final depth of 3,280 m (TVD 3,250 m), targeting the Upper Permian Main Dolomite succession and a Devonian-age reef structure (secondary target).  The information on the spud of Tuszynki 1K was dispatched on 13 December 2017. The well, drilled as slanted, was initially expected to take approximately 90 days (including production tests).  In February 2018, ORLEN Upstream continued drilling ahead, nearing the targeted horizons (Main Dolomite and Devonian). Sources suggested that the well encountered significant drilling obstacles in the Triassic section.    Background Information    The 49/2008/p Byslaw-Wudzyn contract was awarded on 30 September 2008 to FX Energy for an initial five-year term, ending on 29 September 2013.  In late 2015, ORLEN Upstream purchased FX Energy - the news on the acquisition of FX Energy by Orlen Upstream was disclosed on 13 October 2015 and the transaction closed on 31 December.
Tuszynki 1K op. by Orlen (100%) in the 49/2008/p Byslaw-Wudzyn, P&A with gas shows.