East Midlands basins area: Action. Note please, this is a June 2021 snapshot of work which is ongoing, and our views are steadily updating. Please also look at the disclaimer which follows!
East Midlands play list
| Grade | ||
| Eakring & Kelham | 3 | E & K Visean fractured limestone at EC6, untested at Caunton/Kelham. Positive result at Newark South would high-grade.. Open. |
| Eakring | 2 | Eakring untested footwall closure, requires side seal in Tournaisian. Buy the data, map, decide on farmin potential. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
| Newark South | 1 | Large untested EC6 and Lower Carboniferous closure, multiple targets EC6 to Tournaisian. Quality prospect, licence when offered. Oil and gas play. Open acreage. |
| Hardstoft | 1 | Hardstoft discovery unappraised, with extension to east. Licensed and warrants drilling.. |
| Calow | 1 | Gas-remaining under-estimated, 4-5 bcf likely recoverable. Fractured reservoir potential, too. Stranded gas, local pipeline would be accepted. Licensed. |
| Ironville | 1 | Deeper, offset structure at Ironville untested, target likely a few km east of EC6 closure. Shoot more seismic, re-map, a target is likely to be confirmed a few km east of Visean closure. Oil. Licensed. |
| Strelley | 1 | Trap in oil-proven Lower Carb under tuff caprock, warrants acquisition for definitive maps. Buy Strelley data and re-map, licence when possible. Oil. Open acreage. |
| Long Eaton/Widmerpool | 2 | Widmerpool Anticline main structure by Long Eaton is not tested at Tournaisian. Buy the data, map, decide on farm-in potential. Gas. Licensed. |
| East end Widmerpool | 3 | Rempstone downflank, Lower Carb potential trap. Map again for possible farmout. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
| Needwood Basin | 3 | A large inversion at base Carb/top Old Red remains untested. Map for possible farmout. Oil and gas play. Open acreage. |
| Edale Basin | 2 | SW flank inversion plays, like Calow. Map these, not done yet! Needs Tournaisian source rocks. Oil and gas play. Open. |
| Gainsborough Basin | 1 | Clarborough footwall break-backs. Lower Carb mud mounds: shoot 3D. Oil. Licensed. |
| Gainsborough Basin | 2 | Clarborough footwall: focus Grove-3 dolomite trend. Lower Carb hangingwall and mud mounds: mapping project. Licensed. |
| Gainsborough Basin | 3 | Newton footwall. Lower Carb inversion, mapping project, mainly unlicensed. |
| Welton area | 1 | Welton Field culmination offset NE in Lower Carb is untested. Re-map this structure, good chance deeper closure lateral to production. Use 3D. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
| Nettleham field | 2 | Abandoned, is worth re-mapping for Lower Carb closure. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
| West Firsby | 2 | Re-map for Lower Carb closure. Apply restorable structure model. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
| Corringham | 2 | Re-map for Lower Carb closure. Apply restorable structure model. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
| Glentworth | 2 | Re-map for Lower Carb closure. Apply restorable structure model. Oil and gas play. Licensed. |
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