Petroleum exploration and production in Europe in 1969

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1970 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5378469

King, R E

In 1969, all production in W. Europe continued at about 383,000 bpd, due to lack of important recent oil discoveries. Gas production increased 39.2% to more than 5.77 billion cu ft per day because of increased outlets for gas from the Groningen field of The Netherlands, the British North Sea fields, and NW. German fields. The North Sea continued to be the most active exploration area. There were several unevaluated potentially important discoveries, including an oil discovery in the Norwegian sector near the median line of the sea, a gas discovery in the Triassic in Dutch waters, and a Triassic gas find in the deep, central part of the English basin. The offshore boundaries of Germany, The Netherlands, and Denmark remained unsettled except for short nearshore segments. There were 6 discoveries of gas and one of oil in Austria. Exploratory drilling was unsuccessful in France, though a deep wildcat in the Aquitaine Basin had favorable gas shows but was junked. Wells were drilled on the outer continental shelves of the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea. In The Netherlands, there were 3 gas discoveries in the northeast.

• OSTI ID: 5378469
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Vol. 54:8; ISSN AAPGB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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