Filitelnic gas field
Natural gas field in Romania
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The Filitelnic gas field is a natural gas field in the Filitelnic village of Bălăușeri commune, Mureș County, Romania lying in the center of the Transylvanian Basin, a major natural gas-producing region. It was discovered in 1958 and is developed by Romgaz. It began production in 1961 and produces natural gas and condensates.
| Filitelnic | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Region | Mureș County |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 46.3669°N 24.6661°E |
| Operator | Romgaz |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1958 |
Start of development | 1958 |
Start of production | 1961 |
| Production | |
Current production of gas | 4×106 m3/d 143×106 cu ft/d 1.46×109 m3/a (52×109 cu ft/a) |
Estimated gas in place | 60×109 m3 2.145×1012 cu ft |
The total proven reserves of the Filitelnic gas field are around 2.145 trillion cubic feet (60.7 km3), and production is around 143 million cubic feet per day (4,000,000 m3/d). A project announced in January 2024 by Romgaz and the Mureș County Environmental Protection Agency will seek to reduce pollution and concomitantly increase production at the Filitelnic drilling group 131.[1]
In the early 2000s, the Filitelnic gas field was the second largest natural gas field in Romania.[2][3] According to data provided in 2016 by the Romanian Agency for Mineral Resources (ANRM), the Filitelnic gas field was the largest natural gas field in the country.[4] Based on data from ANRM, the Filitelnic gas field had a production of 624.646×106 m3 (2.2×1010 cu ft) in 2022, making it the second largest (onshore) natural gas field in Romania, after the Bustuchin gas field.[5]
