Summary
The Bazna gas field is a natural gas field located in Bazna, Sibiu County, Romania. Discovered in 1912, it was developed by Romgaz, beginning production of natural gas and condensates in 1915. By 2010 the total proven reserves of the Bazna gas field were around 1.06 trillion ft3 (30 km3), with a production rate of around 23.8 million ft3/day (0.67×105 m3).[1][2]
| Bazna | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Region | Sibiu County |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Operator | Romgaz |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1912 |
| Start of development | 1912 |
| Start of production | 1915 |
| Production | |
| Current production of gas | 670×103 m3/d 23.8×106 cu ft/d 0.24×109 m3/a (8.5×109 cu ft/a) |
| Estimated gas in place | 30×109 m3 1.065×1012 cu ft |
There are numerous mentions attesting natural gas emanations in the Transylvanian Plateau.[3] The existence of natural gas in Transylvania was known since the 17th century. People in Bazna were often puzzled by "inextinguishable fires".[4] In 1671, while some shepherds at Bazna were lighting a fire, they incidentally discovered a gas inrush.[3]
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.[5] A quarter of Romania's natural gas reserves (100 billion m3 (3.5 trillion cu ft)) are located in Western Moldavia, Muntenia, and the Black Sea, with the remaining 75% located near methane gas reserve sites in Transylvania.[6] A fifth of these sites are located in the Giurgeu-Brașov Depression and Sibiu County, with the remainder located in Mureș County at sites such as Luduș, Șincai, Bazna, and Nadeș.[7]: 76 [8]: 102
In the interwar period, Romania's program of geological works and drilling was amplified, highlighting the gas deposits from Copșa Mică, Bazna, Șaroș, and Șincai.[9][10] At Bazna, natural gases were trapped by means of cones mounted above the shafts where mineral water was extracted; the gas was used to illuminate the local promenades.[3] As recorded in 1933, the gas extracted at Bazna was 97.9% methane, 1.5% acetylene, and 0.6% carbon dioxide.[11]: 67
In 2010, Romgaz announced that it will construct a direct road from Mediaș, where its headquarters are located, to the Bazna commune—about 15 km (9.3 mi) to the northwest—to facilitate access to the wells at the gas field.[12] Romgaz also operates a spa complex and sports recreation center in Bazna, mostly for its 6,000 employees.[13]
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- ^ a b c Coloja, Pascu Mihai; Dinu, Florinel (January 1, 2009). "About 100 years of the Romanian gas industry: 1909–2009. | Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings". Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings, 2009: 1,828. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Carter, F. W. (April 1970). "Natural gas in Romania". Geography. 55 (2). Taylor & Francis: 214–220. JSTOR 40567242.
- ^ Benea, Ionuț (December 28, 2022). "De ce a scăzut producția de gaze în 2022 și cât de vechi sunt zăcămintele exploatate de România" [Why gas production decreased in 2022 and how old are the fields exploited by Romania]. romania.europalibera.org (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România". www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Berekmeri, Maria-Erzsebet (2006). "Built infrastructure disparities in Romania" (PDF). Romanian Review of Regional Studies. 2 (2): 74–80.
- ^ Pop, Andreea (2011). "The impact of the territory's public infrastructural level on the organization of the territory in the Reghin micro-region" (PDF). Geographica Timisiensis. 20 (2): 99–112. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Situație absurdă. Combinatul creat lângă zăcăminte, distrus de facturile la gazul metan iar compania de gaz nu mai are consum din lipsa fabricilor". www.tirnaveni.ro. April 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Petrescu, Roxana (April 27, 2018). "Ce se va întâmpla cu gazele naturale ale României? Totul depinde de capacitatea intelectuală a autorităților". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Helerea, Elena; Olteanu, Florentin; Chisăliță, Dumitru (2020), "Gazul metan ajunge la Brașov (1942)" [Methane gas reaches Brașov (1942)] (PDF), Buletinul AGIR (in Romanian) (2): 66–70, retrieved January 25, 2024
- ^ "Drum direct Mediaș–Bazna". Tribuna (in Romanian). August 15, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Bostan, Radu (May 26, 2015). "Dincolo de sonde și depozite de gaze, Romgaz face bani și din hoteluri" [Beyond wells and gas deposits, Romgaz also makes money from hotels]. Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). Retrieved January 25, 2024.