The Zau de Câmpie 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

Zau de Câmpie Zau de Câmpie ( hu, Mezőzáh, Hungarian pronunciation:) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of nine villages: The commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain. It is located in the western part of the county, from the tow ...

Mureș County Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...

. It was discovered in 1915 and 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 ...

. It began production in 1920 and produces

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

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 reasonabl ...

of the Zau de Câmpie gas field are around 416 billion cubic feet (12 km³), and production is slated to be around 3.6 million cubic feet/day (0.1×10⁵m³) in 2010.

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