Tuesday 10 June 2014
Shale Gas in Poland
Thanks to
the conference Shale Science, organized in Warsaw, we have an occassion to
discuss the shale gas on Polish territory.
There has
been a lot of movement associated with the discovery and potential exploitation of shale gas from the Polish territory. What is shale gas?
Shale gas is a natural gas occurring in underground deposits of sedimentary shale. The first attempts of shale gas production occurred in the late nineteenth century. Exploitation of this type is becoming increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States in the last decade. Spore gas resources that are waiting for exploitation in Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Among European countries, Poland is a pioneer in the field of exploration projects of this material.
(thank you Wikipedia!)
Following the example
of the United States, Polish authorities wanted to develop export of shale gas as
raw material as well as cover the domestic demand for gas (and partially,
or fully, to become independent of
the gas that has been imported so far). At the moment, prospecting leads only just
PGNiG - According
to the latest statement of work
published by the Ministry carries out drilling
Środowiska.Koncern Tępcz-1 Wejherowo license and concession
Milo Kartuzy-Szemud.Według
Ministry of Environment will soon
begin drilling PGNiG,
Lane Energy , Chevorn
and San Leon.
Map presented below shows the area where the concession
for the search and research of potential high quality shale gas has been bought (from Gazeta Wyborcza: http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/2/8838/m8838002.jpg). Blue colour signifies area described above.
DComing back to the topic of the Shale Science conference, there has
been boiling discussion regarding the financial profit from eventual
exploration of Polish shale gas. The final conclusion made by the participants
was the medium/average quality of the gas what still can be described as
financially profitable in exploitation.
The representative of Schlumberger, Richard
E.Lewis presented the outcome of research activities from two exploration
points: Syczyn and Berejow in Lubelszczyzna (southern east Poland). Trials
taken from two described points are characterized by significantly lower
content of total organic carbon (TOC).
Trials from Lubelszczyzna have 1,5 – 2 % of TOC, while American ones 3,3 – 3,5
% ( points Marcellus and Bernett). Still, these parameters should not be exclusively decisive, one should take into account other factors
such as , for example, gas layer thickness (which in described points is around 75 m – such thickness
simplifies exploration).
To have more insight on the conference,
please visit: http://shalescience.com/en/
The picture at the front page presents the well in the search for shale gas near Kutno (photo taken by Malgorzata Kujawka).
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