The Matzen oil field is an oil field located in Vienna Basin. It was discovered in 1949 and developed by OMV. It began production in 1949 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Matzen oil field are around 510 million barrels (68.5×106 tonnes), and production is centered on 12,300 barrels per day (1,960 m3/d).[1][2]

Matzen
CountryAustria
RegionVienna Basin
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorOMV
Field history
Discovery1949
Start of production1949
Production
Estimated oil in place68.5 million tonnes
(~ 81×10^6 m3 or 510 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place30×10^9 m3
1,000×10^9 cu ft

References edit

  1. ^ "Optimisation of oil production in the mature oil field Matzen". onepetro.org. 2002. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  2. ^ "Crude Oil in Austria: Viennese Wine Country Spouts Black Gold". spiegel.de. 2005. Retrieved 2013-06-07.

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