Urengoy gas field
Urengoy gas field | |
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Country | Russia |
Region | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 66°06′N 76°54′E / 66.1°N 76.9°ECoordinates: 66°06′N 76°54′E / 66.1°N 76.9°E |
Operator | |
Partner | Gazprom |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1966 |
Start of production | 1978 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 16,500 barrels per day (~8.22×10 5 t/a) |
Current production of gas | 25,152×10 6 cu ft/d (712.2×10 6 m3/d) |
Estimated gas in place | 353,000×10 9 cu ft (10,000×10 9 m3) |
Producing formations | Cretaceous sandstones |
The Urengoy gas field in the northern West Siberia Basin is the world's second largest natural gas field after South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field. The gas field has over ten trillion cubic meters (1013 m³) in total deposits. It lies in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Tyumen Oblast of Russia, just south of the Arctic circle and named after the settlement of Urengoy.
History[]
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Urengoy gas field was discovered in June 1966.[1] The first drilling hole hit gas on 6 July 1966 and the field started production in 1978. On 25 February 1981, Urengoy extracted its first one hundred billion cubic meters (1011 m³) of natural gas. From January 1984, Urengoy gas started to be exported to Western Europe through the Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhgorod pipeline.
Production[]
The Urengoy gas field extracts 260 billion cubic meters of natural gas, more than 5,000 tons of condensate and 825,000 tons of oil per year. It is operated by , a subsidiary of Gazprom.[2]
In September 2013, Gazprom announced that a total of 6.5 trillion cubic meters of gas had been produced.[3]
The gas field is serviced by the town of Novy Urengoy, founded in 1973.
References[]
- ^ Christian Wüst (2007-12-18). "How Long Will Siberia's Gas Last?". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "The Urengoy natural gas and condensate field". . Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy sets new record". Gazprom. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
External links[]
- Geography of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
- Natural gas fields in Russia
- Natural gas fields in the Arctic Ocean
- Natural gas fields in the Soviet Union
- Gazprom oil and gas fields