Plans for new oil well near Lincoln as new reserves discovered

A new oil well could produce 200 barrels per day if approved, an energy company says. The well would aim to tap new reserves which have been discovered in the oil field, close to .

BritNRG is looking to create a seventh well for the location, which would almost triple current levels of production. Planning documents say it would be able to sustain production until 2035.

The Whisby oil field off Eagle Road was discovered in the 1980s, and has produced over 860,000 barrels of oil over the years. Production has decreased over the years to around 100 barrels per day, but BritNRG says the well would increase it to back around 300.

“Although the reserves of hydrocarbons that have been exploited from Whisby 5 and 6 are partially depleted, exploratory activity at the wellfield has identified th