In the previous phase, the entire installation was already tested using nitrogen and water as process fluids. Opening the Viura-1 well was the starting point of the last phase of the project. This phase involves fine-tuning the process installation to align it with the actual conditions of natural gas from Spanish soil.
The Viura natural gas deposit is located in the subsoil of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, about 12 kilometers from Logroño. In December 2014, Frames officially
handed over the Early Production Facilities in Spain to its client Union Fenosa Gas.
Natural gas was introduced into the installation in December. This was a pilot using clean gas from the gas distribution network, aimed at testing Flare and the OVC Unit.
Starting last week, the Viura-1 well with ‘unclean’ natural gas was opened. This well creates the conditions for which the plant was designed.