The Filitelnic gas field is a natural gas field in the Filitelnic village of Bălăușeri commune, Mureș County, Romania lying in the center of the Transylvanian Basin, a major natural gas-producing region. It was discovered in 1958 and is developed by Romgaz. It began production in 1961 and produces natural gas and condensates.

Filitelnic
CountryRomania
RegionMureș County
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates46°22′01″N 24°39′58″E / 46.3669°N 24.6661°E / 46.3669; 24.6661
OperatorRomgaz
Field history
Discovery1958
Start of development1958
Start of production1961
Production
Current production of gas4×10^6 m3/d
143×10^6 cu ft/d 1.46×10^9 m3/a (52×10^9 cu ft/a)
Estimated gas in place60×10^9 m3
2.145×10^12 cu ft

The total proven reserves of the Filitelnic gas field are around 2.145 trillion cubic feet (60.7 km3), and production is around 143 million cubic feet per day (4,000,000 m3/d). A project announced in January 2024 by Romgaz and the Mureș County Environmental Protection Agency will seek to reduce pollution and concomitantly increase production at the Filitelnic drilling group 131.[1]

In the early 2000s, the Filitelnic gas field was the second largest natural gas field in Romania.[2][3] According to data provided in 2016 by the Romanian Agency for Mineral Resources [ro] (ANRM), the Filitelnic gas field was the largest natural gas field in the country.[4] Based on data from ANRM, the Filitelnic gas field had a production of 624.646×106 m3 (2.2×1010 cu ft) in 2022, making it the second largest (onshore) natural gas field in Romania, after the Bustuchin gas field.[5]

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  1. ^ "Romgaz Mediaș, investiție la Grupul de Sonde 131 Filitelnic" [Romgaz Mediaș, investment in the 131 Filitelnic drilling group]. Zi de Zi (in Romanian). January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Feasibility study for the enhancement of the Filitelnic gas field, Romania". www.fbodaily.com. 2001-11-11. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. ^ "Activități economice". Bălăușeri town hall. 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  4. ^ "Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere și gazeifere cu cea mai mare producție din România". www.economica.net (in Romanian). March 15, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Dogar, Andreea (November 7, 2023). "Cele mai mari zăcăminte de gaze naturale din România după producția din 2022" [The largest natural gas fields in Romania after 2022 production]. Great News (in Romanian). Retrieved January 24, 2024.