Beacon Energy plc subsidiary plans to cut costs and open talks with its creditors as the Schwarzbach 2(3.) sidetrack well continues to perform below expectations in the Erfelden field, Hessen. CHALLENGES In early June, the electrical submersible pump (ESP) was producing intermittently with an apparent initial poor response from the reservoir. The company today said […]
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Beacon finds ‘poor’ initial response at Erfelden
Beacon Energy plc said it was yet to stabilise rates after a poor initial reservoir response from the Schwarzbach 2(3.) (SCHB-2) sidetrack in the Erfelden field, Hessen. DATA Sand jetting operations completed in February to stimulate the well before production restarted with the rod pump. SCHB-2 began from the original well bore at a depth […]
Beacon sidetrack rig delayed for Erfelden
Beacon Energy plc said that mobilisation of the drilling rig has been delayed by approximately two weeks for the SCHB2 sidetrack in the Erfelden field. TIMELINE The rig, originally scheduled for mid-April, is currently contracted to a third-party operator for well operations some 50km from the company’s site. Beacon plans to begin side track operations […]
Beacon CEO Larry Bottomley to step down
Beacon Energy plc chief executive officer Larry Bottomley will step down from 1 June 2024. KEY ROLE His replacement is the company’s chief financial officer Stewart MacDonald. Mr Bottomley, who will become a non-executive director, has more than 40 years’ industry experience and became Beacon’s CEO in January 2022. He was instrumental in re-establishing the […]
Beacon raises €3m via placing-primary bid offer
Beacon Energy plc raised in total €3 million (£2.6m) via an oversubscribed placing with new and existing institutional investors and a primary bid offer. The company issued 5,137,000,000 shares at 0.05 pence per new ordinary share, representing an approximate 28% discount to the closing middle market price of 0.07 pence per existing ordinary share on 27 February 2024. On admission, Beacon will have […]
Beacon to restart production at Erfelden
Beacon Energy plc has completed sand jetting operations with coiled tubing on the Schwarzbach-2(2.) well in the Erfelden field in Hessen, Germany. PUMP The company’s subsidiary Rhein Petroleum GmbH expects to restart production “in the coming days” following reinstallation of the rod pump. Beacon said that the impact of the sand jetting would only be known […]