The Svencelė oil field, also known as the Sakučiai-5 oil field, is an oil field in the Gargždai Oil Block, Klaipėda District Municipality.[1] Svencelė oil field is located 900 m from Svencelė Swamp and peat fields and bordering Svencelė Meadows Nature Reserve in the west.
| Svencelė oil field | |
|---|---|
 Svencelė oil field infrastructure | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Svencelė, Šilutė District Municipality |
| Block | Gargždai Oil Block |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 55°28′6″N 21°15′36″E / 55.46833°N 21.26000°E |
| Operator | Minijos nafta |
| Field history | |
| Start of production | 1977 |
Svencelė oil field holds the official Lithuanian national record for the longest drilled oil pump, measuring 2,989 m in length.[2]
History
editSvencelė oil field started production in 1977.[1][3]
The Lithuanian government sold the license of Gargždai Oil Block to the Lithuanian-Danish company Minijos nafta which is currently operating the field.[4][5]
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