Approximately on 12 July 2018 Black Sea Oil & Gas completed drilling operations in exploration well Paula 1 in the XV-Midia West block. The well was spudded using the GSP âUranusâ J/U in mid-June 2018 in the northeastern part of the block in a water depth of about 75 m. It was targeting the Upper Pontian to Pliocene.  The block includes the Ana and Doina fields. The Ana (previously named Doina Sister) and Doina fields are located about 105 km from the coast. The Doina field was discovered in 1995 while the Ana field was discovered in 2007. Both are located along the same fault trend with the same reservoir horizon in the Dacian to Recent Series (Dacian to Holocene) below 766 m.   Interest in the XV-Midia West block is divided between Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL (65% + operator), Petro Ventures Europe BV (20%) and Gas Plus International BV (15%).
Paula 1 (BSOG 65% op, Petro Ventures 20%, Gas Plus 15%) in XV-Midia West block, drilling operations terminated, results n/a. It was targeting the Upper Pontian to Pliocene, WD=75m.