Nadeș gas field

Nadeș
CountryRomania
RegionMureș County
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorRomgaz
Field history
Discovery1915
Start of development1915
Start of production1934
Production
Current production of gas500×10^3 m3/d
17.5×10^6 cu ft/d 0.18×10^9 m3/a (6.4×10^9 cu ft/a)
Estimated gas in place10×10^9 m3
355×10^9 cu ft

The Nadeș gas field is a natural gas field located in Nadeș, Mureș County. It was discovered in 1915 and developed by and Romgaz. It began production in 1930 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Nadeș gas field are around 355 billion cubic feet (10 km³), and production was slated to be around 17.5 million cubic feet/day (0.5×105m³) in 2010.[1] According to data provided by the Romanian Agency for Mineral Resources [ro], the Nadeș gas field is the 9th largest in Romania,[2][3] while the Nadeș–Prod–Seleuș complex ranks 3rd, with a gas production of 313.3×106 m3 (1.1×1010 cu ft) in 2022.[4]

The gas deposits in Romania have a very long history of exploitation, almost unique at the level of Europe and among the few such old fields that are still in production in the world.[5] Romania has important quantities of methane gas reserves, especially in the Transylvanian Depression, south and north of the Mureș River, at Puini, Zau de Câmpie, Luduș, Șincai, Bazna, Nadeș, etc,[6]: 76  where about 75% of the 0.1×10^12 m3 (3.5×10^12 cu ft) of the country's natural gas reserves are located.[3]

The oldest deposits exploited by Romgaz are in Mureș County, where gas has been extracted since 1913.[5] The Nadeș gas field started being exploited in 1934.[7] As of 2006, there were four underground gas storage sites in Transylvania: at Târgu Mureș, Sărmășel, Nadeș-Prod, and Cetatea de Baltă.[8]

In 2013, Romgaz awarded 5.6 million leis ($1.7 million) to the local company Foraj Sonde for drilling and exploration works at the 302 Nadeș well.[9] In 2022, Romgaz allocated 25 million leis for preparatory work, drilling, and production tests at the exploitation wells 208, 209, and 210 at the Nadeș gas field.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Industria de gaze naturale in perioada interbelica" (PDF). Muzeul Gazelor. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  2. ^ a b "Romgaz sapă trei sonde noi într-unul din cele mai mari perimetre gazeifere din țară în județul Mureș" [Romgaz digs three new wells in one of the largest gas perimeters in the country in Mureș County]. Știri Info Mureș (in Romanian). September 16, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România" [Top 10 oil and gas fields with the highest production in Romania]. www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Dogar, Andreea (November 7, 2023). "Cele mai mari zăcăminte de gaze naturale din România după producția din 2022" [The largest natural gas fields in Romania after 2022 production]. Great News (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Benea, Ionuț (December 28, 2022). "De ce a scăzut producția de gaze în 2022 și cât de vechi sunt zăcămintele exploatate de România" [Why gas production decreased in 2022 and how old are the fields exploited by Romania]. romania.europalibera.org (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Berekmeri, Maria-Erzsebet (2006). "Built infrastructure disparities in Romania" (PDF). Romanian Review of Regional Studies. 2 (2): 74–80.
  7. ^ Coloja, Pascu Mihai; Dinu, Florinel (January 1, 2009). "About 100 years of the Romanian gas industry: 1909-2009. | Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings | EBSCOhost". Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings, 2009: 1,828. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Falk, Isabela (2006). "Geological characteristics of underground gas storages from Romania". Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, Geologia. 51 (1–2): 71–73. doi:10.5038/1937-8602.51.1.11.
  9. ^ Stanimirova, Mariya (April 16, 2023). "Romania's Romgaz awards 5.6 mln lei (1.3 mln euro) drilling deal to Foraj Sonde - TED". Retrieved January 26, 2024.