The Kumzhinskoye gas field is a condensate gas field in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Russia. It lies within the Nenets Nature Reserve, in the Pechora River delta.[2][3] A fire in an exploratory well, in November 1980,[1] led to the use of a peaceful nuclear explosion in 1981 as an attempt to control the fire.[3] Despite this, hydrocarbon escape occurred after the 37kt explosion, needing further relief well drilling.[3]
| Kumzhinskoye gas field | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Region | Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 68°09′36″N 53°50′06″E / 68.16°N 53.835°E[1] |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1974[1] |
As of the mid-2010s, the licence to the gas field is held by CH Invest Company.[4] The size of the field is 225km2, and is estimated to annually produce 3.2 billion cubic metres of natural gas and 170,000 tonnes a year of gas condensate.[4]
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- ^ a b c Bogoyavlensky, V.I.; Perekalin, S.O.; Boichuk, V.M.; Bogoyavlensky, I.V.; Kargina, T.N. (March 2017). "Kumzhinskoye Gas Condensate Field Disaster: reasons, results and ways of eliminating the consequences". Arctic: Ecology and Economy. 1 (25): 32–46. doi:10.25283/2223-4594-2017-1-32-46. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Nenets State Nature Reserve". The Arctic. The Arctic / Russian Geographical Society. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Pavlovskii, Igor; Krechetov, Pavel (2015). "Twenty seven years later: methane seepage around failed wells at Kumzhinskoye gas condensate field, Nenets autonomous district, Russia" (PDF). Geoconvention. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Pechora LNG Project, Nenets Autonomous District - Hydrocarbons Technology". www.hydrocarbons-technology.com.
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