Teleac gas field
| Teleac | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Region | Mureș County |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Operator | Romgaz |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1915 |
| Start of development | 1915 |
| Start of production | 1930 |
| Production | |
| Current production of gas | 670×103 m3/d 23.8×106 cu ft/d 0.24×109 m3/a (8.5×109 cu ft/a) |
| Estimated gas in place | 30×109 m3 1.065×1012 cu ft |
The Teleac gas field is a natural gas field located in Gornești, Mureș County. It was discovered in 1915 and developed by Romgaz. It began production in 1930 and produces natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Teleac gas field are around 1.06 trillion cubic feet (30 km³), and production is slated to be around 23.8 million cubic feet/day (0.67×105m³) in 2010.[1]
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.[2] Romania has important quantities of methane gas reserves, especially in the Transylvanian Plateau,[3]: 76 where about 75% of the 0.1×1012 m3 (3.5×1012 cu ft) of the country's natural gas reserves are located.[4] Besides the older gas fields, such as the ones at Sărmășel, Deleni, Nadeș, Bazna, Zău de Câmpie, and Șincai, newer gas fields were put into operation at Bogata, Ilimbav, Miercurea Nirajului, Tăuni, Teleac, and Filitelnic.[5]
The oldest deposits exploited by Romgaz are in Mureș County, where gas has been extracted since 1913.[2] The discovery of natural gas in the Transylvanian Basin in 1909 led to the establishment in 1915 of the Hungarian Gas Company (U.E.G.), with headquarters in Budapest. The company secured concession of the gas fields at Cetatea de Baltă, Șaroș, Bazna, Zau de Câmpie, Sânger, Șincai, Nadeș, and Teleac, in order to exploit and capitalize on those natural gas deposits. The Union of Transylvania with Romania at the end of World War I led to the seizure of the assets of U.E.G., whose majority capital was German.[6]
See also
References
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