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Reichling Gas Test Well Reaches Target Depth With No Environmental Damage Reported

Final judgment on producible gas will follow after weeks of laboratory analysis.

Overview

  • The exploratory bore near the Ammersee hit roughly 3,400 meters, completing the drilling phase after five and a half weeks, longer than the four weeks initially planned.
  • Energieprojekt Lech Kinsau 1 GmbH said operations proceeded without complications and without harm to the environment.
  • The roughly 40-meter drilling rig will be briefly revised and removed by early October, ahead of any conclusions from the data.
  • The company says only weeks to months of evaluation will determine commercial viability, with its estimate of 400–500 million cubic meters still unconfirmed.
  • Environmental groups and residents have mounted repeated protests and site occupations, citing risks to local drinking water as well as potential impacts on property values and tourism.