The NadeÈ™ gas field is a
natural gas field located in
NadeÈ™ in
MureÈ™ County,
Romania. Discovered in 1915, it was developed by
Romgaz
Societatea Națională de Gaze Naturale Romgaz SA Mediaș (SNGN Romgaz SA) or simply Romgaz is the largest natural gas producer in Romania and one of the largest producers in Eastern Europe. The company is the country's main supplier and responsib ...
, beginning production of
natural gas and
condensates in 1930. By 2010 the total
proven reserves of the NadeÈ™ gas field were around , with a production rate of around .
According to data provided by the Romanian , the NadeÈ™ gas field is the 9th largest in Romania,
while the NadeÈ™–
Prod–
SeleuÈ™
Seleuș ( hu, Csigérszőllős) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Seleuș commune lies in the eastern part of the Crișul Alb Plateau, along the river Cigher. Its administrative territory occupies 4122 hectares. It is composed of three villag ...
complex ranks 3rd, with a gas production of in 2022.
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.
A quarter of Romania's natural gas reserves () are located in
Western Moldavia,
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
, and the
Black Sea, with the remaining 75% located near
methane gas reserve sites in
Transylvania.
A fifth of these sites are located in the
Giurgeu-Brașov Depression
The Giurgeu-Brașov Depression (in Romanian, ''Depresiunea Giurgeu-Brașovului'') is a series of intermontane basins in Romania.
The basin is considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide ...
and
Sibiu County, with the remainder located in MureÈ™ County at sites such as
LuduÈ™,
Șincai
Șincai ( hu, Mezősámsond, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Lechincioara (''Kislekence''), Pusta (''Feketepuszta''), Șincai and Șincai-Fânațe (''Édeságtelek''). ...
,
Bazna
Bazna (german: Baaßen; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Baußen''; hu, Bázna) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bazna, Boian (''Bonnesdorf''; ''Bonnesdref''; ''Alsóbajom'') and Velț ( ...
, and
Zau de Câmpie.
The oldest deposits exploited by Romgaz are in MureÈ™ County, where gas has been extracted since 1913.
The NadeÈ™ gas field started being exploited in 1934.
there were four
underground gas storage sites in
Transylvania: at
Târgu Mureș,
Sărmășel, Nadeș-Prod, and
Cetatea de Baltă
Cetatea de Baltă ( hu, KüküllÅ‘vár; german: Kokelburg) is a commune in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of four villages: Cetatea de Baltă, Crăciunelu de Sus (''Christendorf''; ''FelsÅ‘karácsonyfalva''), SântămÄ ...
.
In 2013, Romgaz awarded 5.6 million
leis (
$1.7 million) to the local company Foraj Sonde for drilling and exploration works at the 302 NadeÈ™ well.
In 2022, Romgaz allocated 25 million leis for preparatory work, drilling, and production tests at the exploitation wells 208, 209, and 210 at the NadeÈ™ gas field.
See also
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List of natural gas fields
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List of natural gas fields in Romania
This is a list of natural gas fields in Romania.
Onshore fields
Offshore fields
References
Further reading
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Natural gas in Romania
Romania has proven natural gas reserves of 726 billion cubic meters (25.94 trillion cubic feet) and is ranked 30th among countries with proved reserves of natural gas. About 75% of Romania's natural gas resources are located in Transylvania, espec ...
References
Natural gas fields in Romania
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