Laslău Mare gas field
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The Laslău Mare gas field is a natural gas field
in Laslău Mare, Suplac
Commune, Mureş County
. It was discovered in 1920 and developed by Romgaz
and Schlumberger
. It began production in 1925 and produces natural gas
and condensates
. The total proven reserves
of the Laslău Mare gas field are around 176 billion cubic feet (5×109m³), and production is slated to be around 21.3 million cubic feet/day (0.6×105m³) in 2008 after retechnologisation works performed by Schlumberger.
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...
in Laslău Mare, Suplac
Suplac
Suplac is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania which is composed of five villages:*Idrifaia / Héderfája*Laslău Mare / Oláhszentlászló*Laslău Mic / Kisszentlászló*Suplac*Vaidacuta / Vajdakuta- History :...
Commune, Mureş County
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
. It was discovered in 1920 and developed by 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...
and Schlumberger
Schlumberger
Schlumberger Limited is the world's largest oilfield services company. Schlumberger employs over 110,000 people of more than 140 nationalities working in approximately 80 countries...
. It began production in 1925 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 Laslău Mare gas field are around 176 billion cubic feet (5×109m³), and production is slated to be around 21.3 million cubic feet/day (0.6×105m³) in 2008 after retechnologisation works performed by Schlumberger.