Caragele gas field
| Caragele | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Region | Buzău County |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Operator | Romgaz |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2016 |
| Start of development | 2020 |
| Start of production | 2020+ |
| Production | |
| Estimated gas in place | 28.2×109 m3 986×109 cu ft |
The Caragele gas field is a natural gas field located in Luciu, Buzău County. The field discovery was announced on June 30, 2016, by Romgaz the Romanian national gas company. Caragele is part of the company's RG06 concession located in the North-Eastern Muntenia region. The Caragele gas field is a structure with a length of 35 km (22 mi) located at a depth of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in Jurassic calcareous reservoirs. It is one of the largest onshore discoveries in Romania in the past 10 years.[1][2]
The gas field will begin production after 2020 and will produce natural gas and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Caragele gas field are around 986 billion cubic feet (28.2 km³) with test production situated between 8.12 million cubic feet/day (0.23×105m³) and 12.76 million cubic feet/day (0.365×105m³) for each drilled well.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Romgaz anunţă două noi descoperiri într-un perimetru din Muntenia". economica.net. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ "New discovery in block RG 06 Muntenia Nord-Est" (PDF). romgaz.ro. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Romgaz anunţă o descoperire „importantă" de hidrocarburi în România" (in Romanian). zf.ro. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
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