London-listed Serinus Energy is getting ready for more drilling at its Moftinu gas project on the Satu Mare concession, onshore Romania, where output recently kicked off.

Gas production at the Moftinu gas project started last month and since then Serinus has been working on a conventional start-up programme with gas from the Moftinu-1003 well flowing to the plant at approximately 5 million cubic feet per day on a restricted choke.

The Moftinu-1007 well was also recently brought onto production.

Production from both wells will be gradually increased until production parameters are optimised and plant performance becomes stabilised, Serinus said.

The company has now started permitting for its planned 3D seismic survey over 148 square kilometres of the Satu Mare concession, neighbouring the Moftinu 3D seismic area to the north.

This survey is scheduled to be undertaken in the third or the fourth quarter of 2019 and will fulfil the remaining work commitments for the third exploration phase of the Satu Mare concession.

Serinus said it hopes to identify amplitude-supported shallow gas fields in which to target future exploration drilling.

In addition, the company also expects to drill the Moftinu-1004 well in late 2019 or early 2020.

“This well is an appraisal well designed to provide additional gas to the Moftinu gas plant. Permitting for this well has been completed,” Serinus said.

Meanwhile, Serinus’ operations in Tunisia are ramping up after a prolonged period of restricted activity due to the difficult social conditions in the country.

The company's local team has already started the reopening of the Chouech Es Saida field in southern Tunisia, with initial steps including the re-hiring of employees, road clearing, inspection of down hole equipment and consumable inventories, tendering for services and site inspections.

“These procedures are ongoing, with work to replace the pumps in wells due to commence during the second quarter and production anticipated early in the third quarter,” Serinus said.

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Serinus gets ready for more Romania work