Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Pesaro and Rimini, central Italy
Area: 364.86 km2
Drilling Depth: 2,000-3,000 metres
Start-up Year: -
The Monteluro permit covered an area of 364.86 km2 and is located in Pesaro and Rimini in central Italy. Geologically it comprises a thrust-top ‘piggy-back’ basin adjacent to the foredeep trough of the North-Central Apennines. The principal hydrocarbon plays are for biogenic gas in sand bodies in the basal Pliocene-Miocene clastic section. By 2013, Sound Energy had decided to relinquish the Monteluro licence.
The permit area is poorly explored. One well (Fiume Foglia-1, P&A) was drilled by SNIA in 1985. The permit was acquired by Sound Oil in 2009. To date only the Environmental Impact Assessment and G&G data studies have been completed on this permit. Sound Oil\'s strategy was to mature leads recognised at 2,000-3,000 metres for drilling.
Operators:
Sound Energy (Relinquished) Operator with 100% interest