Zau de Câmpie gas field
| Zau de Câmpie | |
|---|---|
Zau de Câmpie | |
| Country | Romania |
| Region | Mureș County |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Operator | Romgaz |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1914 |
| Start of development | 1914 |
| Start of production | 1920 |
| Production | |
| Current production of gas | 100×103 m3/d 3.6×106 cu ft/d 0.035×109 m3/a (1.2×109 cu ft/a) |
| Estimated gas in place | 2.47×109 m3 87×109 cu ft |
The Zau de Câmpie gas field is a natural gas field located in Zau de Câmpie, Mureș County, Romania. It was discovered in 1914, when the first gas extraction fields were created, supplying Târnăveni and Târgu Mureș with natural gas.: 37 The Zau de Câmpie gas field was developed by Romgaz, beginning production of natural gas and condensates in 1920. By 2009 the total proven reserves of the Zau de Câmpie gas field were around 416 billion cu ft (11.8 billion m3), with a production rate of around 3.6 million cu ft/d (100,000 m3/d) occurring in 2010. By January 2017 62 active drilling rigs were on site, with reduced estimated reserves of 87 billion cu ft (2.5×109 m3), slated to be depleted by 2029.
The gas produced at Zau de Câmpie and in the surrounding area is considered to be the purest one; it consists of dry gases, usually made of 99% methane, with the rest being hydrocarbons (ethane, propane, and butane).: 2 It currently uses a type C 25.1 Thomassen compressor unit to compress the gas extracted in the field.