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Rathlin plans to use oil-based drilling fluid at West Newton

Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd plans to use oil-based drilling fluids after data analyses showed that the formation was “very sensitive to aqueous fluids” at West Newton A and B sites in East Yorkshire. DAMAGE The operator said that lab analyses showed that previous drilling of the West Newton wells with water-based mud had created near […]

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West Newton analysis shows potential ‘significant’ hydrocarbons

Investment company Reabold Resources plc said that an initial analysis of an extended well test (EWT) showed potential for “significant hydrocarbon” production at the West Newton joint venture project in East Yorkshire. EWT Operator Rathlin Energy Ltd conducted the EWT in Q4 2021 and commissioned RPS Group to produce a review assessing the potential of […]

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West Newton JV nears flow testing of WNB-1Z sidetrack well

The joint venture partners have ended the current phase of operations ahead of flow testing the West Newton B-1Z (WNB-1Z) sidetrack well near Hull in East Yorkshire. During December 2020, WNB-1Z encountered a gross 62 metre thick hydrocarbon bearing reservoir interval in the primary Kirkham Abbey target formation. The JV today said that the cased […]