Copşa Mică gas field
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The Copşa Mică gas field is a natural gas field
located in Copşa Mică
, Sibiu County
. It was discovered in 1915 and developed by and Romgaz
. It began production in 1920 and produces natural gas
and condensates
. The total proven reserves
of the Copşa Mică gas field are around 52 billion cubic feet (1.5×109m³), and production is slated to be around 3.7 million cubic feet/day (0.1×105m³) in 2010.
Natural gas field
Oil and natural gas are produced by the same geological process according fossil fuel suggestion: anaerobic decay of organic matter deep under the Earth's surface. As a consequence, oil and natural gas are often found together...
located in Copşa Mică
Copsa Mica
Copşa Mică is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, located north of Sibiu, 33 km east of Blaj, and 12 km southwest of Mediaş. According to the town's website, its population in 2000 was 5189, down 23% from its population in 1989, the year communism collapsed in Romania.The town...
, Sibiu County
Sibiu County
Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....
. It was discovered in 1915 and developed by and Romgaz
Romgaz
Societatea Națională de Gaze Naturale Romgaz SA Mediaș or simply Romgaz is the largest natural gas producer in Romania and one of the largest in Eastern Europe. The company is responsible for producing around 40% of the total natural gas consumption in Romania...
. It began production in 1920 and produces natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
and condensates
Natural gas condensate
Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields....
. The total proven reserves
Proven reserves
Proven reserves, also called proved reserves, measured reserves, 1P, and Reserves, are business or political terms regarding fossil fuel energy sources....
of the Copşa Mică gas field are around 52 billion cubic feet (1.5×109m³), and production is slated to be around 3.7 million cubic feet/day (0.1×105m³) in 2010.