The Caragele gas field is a

natural gas field A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...

located in Luciu,

Buzău County Buzău County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 432,054 and the population density was 70.7/km2. * Romanians – 97% * Roma ...

. The field discovery was announced on June 30, 2016, by

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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 located at a depth of in Jurassic calcareous reservoirs. It is one of the largest onshore discoveries in

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in the past 10 years. The gas field will begin production after 2020 and will produce

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and condensates. The total

proven reserves Proven reserves (also called measured reserves, 1P, and reserves) is a measure of fossil fuel energy reserves, such as oil reserves, natural gas reserves, and coal reserves. It is defined as the " antity of energy sources estimated with reasona ...

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.

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Natural gas fields in Romania {{DEFAULTSORT:Caragele Gas Field