On 22 January 2020, Gazkop-Wilchwy Sp. z o.o. was granted the 2/2020 Wilchwy exploitation contract in southern Poland (Silesia). The contract is solely operated by Gazkop-Wilchwy, a company specialising in production and sale of the methane gas extracted from closed coal mines.  The Wilchwy block is located in the Slaskie political province, some 40 km southwest of the city of Katowice. In a geological sense, the tract is situated within the Outer Carpathian Foredeep (surface area), with the targets of exploration located within the underlying Carboniferous series belonging to the Upper Silesian Basin (south of the limit of the NE German-Polish Basin).  Background Information  From October 2009 to December 2017, the Wilchwy area - contract 63/2009/p Wilchwy - was held by Pol-Tex Methane that was prospecting and producing gas from the Carboniferous coals.
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