Discovery At Podere Maiar-1

Podere Maiar-1d well was drilled in Q4 2017 and encountered two gas bearing reservoirs, C1 and C2, in the Mid-Upper Pliocene sands of the Porto Garibaldi Formation. Production testing in January 2018 of C1 and C2, achieved peak flow rates of 148,136scm/d (5.2mmscf/d) and 129,658scm/d (4.6mmscf/d) respectively on an 3/8-inch choke.

The Development of Selva Gas Field

The Selva Malvezzi field is currently in production from one well, Podere Maiar-1. Gas production started in early July 2023, at a conservative rate of 50,000 scm/d initially, but steadily increasing as the operator monitors the well through its early stages of production. The well is producing from the lower horizon (C2), while C1 remains shut via a sliding sleeve, to be brought online in the future. Both horizons had been tested at the time of discovery and can deliver more than 100,000 scm/d each.

The production concession was approved by the Italian Government in July 2022 to develop the Selva Malvezzi gas field. Construction of an automated plant and a tie-in point to the SNAM pipeline was completed in May 2023

Further Prospectivity Within The Production Concession

The Selva production concession has high prospectivity, containing several prospects and leads which have been identified and evaluated. These opportunities are covered in the CPR, dated July 2022.

North and South Selva

The CPR demonstrated two new prospects, North and South Selva, that are mapped by the north and south crest of the Selva gas field respectively. The prospects share the same concept as Selva, of an up-dip stratigraphic pinch-out, but differ in that they target Level A and Level B sands. Levels A and B have been produced at the main Selva gas field in the past, and it is anticipated to encounter comparable reservoir properties. The volumes of the two prospects have been categorised as contingent resources, as the intervals have produced historically, and equate to gross 2C 8.9 BCF for North Selva – Level B with CoS of 70%, and 5.2 BCF for South Selva Level A and B with 60% CoS.

Selva East

Selva East, lies along the same play trend as the nearby Minerbio and Selva fields and has estimated 35 Bcf Best Case Recoverable Prospective Resources, with CoS 40%.

Fondo Perino

Fondo Perino prospect also lies along the same play trend as Minerbio and Selva fields, and has estimated 14.6 Bcf Prospective Resources with 34% CoS.

Riccardina

The Riccardina prospect is situated within the production concessions, at a distance of c. 5 km from the Podere Maiar well. Best Case Prospective Resources are estimated at 38.8 Bcf with 21% CoS.

Reserves & Resources

The CPR assigned the following reserves and resources:

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