Union Jack Oil said it expects the Wressle field to further increase production, potentially up to 1,500 barrels of oil per day (bopd), later this year as the field begins to deliver additional domestic UK gas supplies.
The oil field in Lincolnshire is presently constrained by gas flaring regulations – it is allowed to incinerate 10 tonnes of gas per day – but, a new development plan has been submitted to the UK authorities so that gas can be sold instead of burned and oil can flow unrestrained.
At 760 to 800 bopd, Wressle is already outperforming the original production expectations of 304 to 320 bopd net to Union Jack. And a total of 150,000 barrels of crude have been produced since the field restarted in August.
Union Jack Oil plc (LON:UJO) is an onshore oil and gas exploration company with a focus on drilling, development and investment opportunities in the United Kingdom hydrocarbon sector.