First commercial gas production has been achieved at the Diever West gas field in the Netherlands, Parkmead Group said in a news release.

The field, which was discovered in September 2014, has been tied into existing production facilities through a new pipeline with gas extraction via the Garijp treatment system.

Parkmead said it has worked closely with its joint-venture partners on the fast-track development, and the partnership brought the field onstream within just 14 months of discovery.

Diever West is located onshore on the western edge of the Lower Saxony Basin, about 10 km east of the producing Weststellingwerf, Noordwolde, Vinkega and Nijensleek fields, on the Drenthe IIIb production license, which also contains Parkmead’s producing Geesbrug gas field, according to the release.

The Diever-2 well was drilled in September 2014 on behalf of the co-venturers by operator Vermilion Energy, and gas was discovered in a good quality Rotliegendes-age sandstone reservoir, the release said. A 157-ft gas column was encountered, with both net pay and porosity values exceeding pre-drill expectations. The well was flow tested after the successful discovery and recorded an excellent flow rate of 29 million cubic feet per day.

The Lower Permian Rotliegend sandstone in this area contains three productive formations, and Diever-2 confirmed the presence of all three reservoir sections, the release said. The Slochteren Sandstone formation in the vicinity possesses excellent reservoir properties, typically exhibiting a net-to-gross ratio in excess of 90% and porosities of about 20%.