Patos-Marinza Oil Field Explained
| Patos Marinëz |
| Country: | Albania |
| Region: | Fier County |
| Location: | Patos |
| Block: | Patos-Marinëz |
| Offonshore: | Onshore |
| Coordinates: | 40.7333°N 58°W |
| Location Map: | Albania |
| Relief: | yes |
| Operator: | Bankers Petroleum, Albpetrol |
| Discovery: | 1928/ Ina |
| Start Production: | 2004 [1] |
| Oil Production Bbl/D: | 12.556 |
| Oil Production Tpy: | medium-heavy oil |
| Est Oil Bbl: | 1.500 |
| Formations: | sandstone |
Patos-Marinëz is an Albanian oil field that was discovered in 1928 and became operational in 1930.[2] It is the biggest on-shore oil field in Europe, and with its 11854oilbbl per day the biggest oil producing field in Albania.[3] The Patos Marinëz oil field is located 10km (10miles) east of the city of Fier in south central Albania.[4] Its proven reserves are about .[5] Patos Marinëz has only heavy oil and is in production since the 1930s.[2]
Statistics
- Contingent resource for 2010 is 1.2Goilbbl, compared to 838Moilbbl in 2009[6]
- Prospective resource for 2010 is 568Moilbbl, compared to 384Moilbbl in 2009[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Bankers Petroleum Ltd.. bankerspetroleum.com.
- Web site: Cold Heavy Oil Production at Patos-Marinza, Albania . Onepetro.org . 2005-11-03 . 2010-03-18.
- News: UPDATE 1-Bankers Petroleum's key Albanian oilfield output jumps in Q1 . Reuters . 2011-04-07.
- . Schumi . W . CHOPS: Cold heavy Oil Production with sand in the Patos-Marinza Oilfield . Erdöl, Erdgas, Kohle . 120 . 12 . 2004 . OG158–OG162 .
- Web site: WNJ Editor . World News Journal: Europe's largest onshore oilfield is in Albania . Africannewsanalysis.blogspot.com . 2009-11-03 . 2010-03-18.
- Web site: BANKERS PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES 2010 RESERVES REPORT. istockanalyst.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404195515/http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/4954609/bankers-petroleum-announces-2010-reserves-report. 2012-04-04.
