Petroleum exploration and production in Europe in 1967
In 1967 oil production in W. Europe remained at the same level as in 1966. Natural gas production increased nearly 30% as pipelines were completed to connect the large gas reserves of the N. Netherlands and Germany with consumption centers. In the UK sector of the North Sea, recoverable gas reserves were estimated at 25 Tcf. The most important exploration developments of 1967 were in the North Sea. In Austria there were 4 oil and one gas discoveries in the Vienna and Molasse basins, and a depth record of 19,714 ft in the pre-Tertiary was made by one well, which had indications of commercial production. In France exploration activity focused on the Pyrenean border zone. Exploratory wells were unsuccessful, but there were significant extensions to the Meillon gas field. Offshore drilling continued west of the Aquitaine Basin in the Bay of Biscay. Two Triassic oil discoveries were made in the Paris Basin. An oil discovery at 14,500 ft in the deep part of the Molasse Basin of S. Bavaria was the deepest production in Germany. In Yugoslavia a well on an island in the Adriatic Sea found oil with a high sulfur content.
- Research Organization:
- American Overseas Petr Ltd
- OSTI ID:
- 5706358
- Journal Information:
- Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Vol. 52:8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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