Gura Ocniţei oil field
| Gura Ocniţei |
| Country |
Romania |
| Region |
Dâmboviţa County |
| Offshore/onshore |
onshore |
| Operator(s) |
Petrom |
| Field history |
| Discovery |
1900 |
| Start of development |
1900 |
| Start of production |
1905 |
| Production |
| Current production of oil |
64,000 barrels per day (~3.2×10^6 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place |
1,870 million barrels (~2.55×10^8 t) |
| Estimated oil in place (million tonnes) |
255 |
The Gura Ocniţei oil field is a giant oil field located in Gura Ocniţei, Dâmboviţa County. It was discovered in 1900 and developed by Petrom. It began production in 1905 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Gura Ocniţei oil field are around 1.87 billion barrels (255×106tonnes), and production is centered around 64,000 barrels per day (10,200 m3/d).[1] The oil field located in Gura Ocniţei is the largest in Romania and produced around 1 billion barrels since its commercial opening.[2]
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