Filitelnic gas field

Filitelnic
CountryRomania
RegionMureș County
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates46°22′01″N 24°39′58″E / 46.3669°N 24.6661°E / 46.3669; 24.6661
OperatorRomgaz
Field history
Discovery1958
Start of development1958
Start of production1961
Production
Current production of gas4×10^6 m3/d
143×10^6 cu ft/d 1.46×10^9 m3/a (52×10^9 cu ft/a)
Estimated gas in place60×10^9 m3
2.145×10^12 cu ft

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.

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 [ro] (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]

  1. ^ "Romgaz Mediaș, investiție la Grupul de Sonde 131 Filitelnic" [Romgaz Mediaș, investment in the 131 Filitelnic drilling group]. Zi de Zi (in Romanian). January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Feasibility study for the enhancement of the Filitelnic gas field, Romania". www.fbodaily.com. 2001-11-11. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. ^ "Activități economice". Bălăușeri town hall. 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  4. ^ "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România". www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Dogar, Andreea (November 7, 2023). "Cele mai mari zăcăminte de gaze naturale din România după producția din 2022" [The largest natural gas fields in Romania after 2022 production]. Great News (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.