The Vilkyčiai oil field is an oil field located in the Gargždai Oil Block, Šilutė District Municipality, Lithuania.[1] Formed within Minija river basin.
| Vilkyčiai oil field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Vilkyčiai, Šilutė District Municipality |
| Block | Gargždai Oil Block |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 55°30′30″N 21°21′38″E / 55.50833°N 21.36056°E |
| Operator | Minijos nafta |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1969 |
| Start of production | 1990 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 408 barrels per day (~20,300 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place | 1.3 million tonnes (~ 1.5×106 m3 or 9.5 million bbl) |
History
editVilkyčiai oil field was discovered in 1969, but only started production in 1990 during the economic blockade imposed by the Soviet Union onto Lithuania.[2][3][4]
From 1990 to 1995 the oil field were developed and operated by company Geonafta, but later the Lithuanian government sold the license of Gargždai Oil Block to a Lithuanian-Danish company Minijos nafta. Site's development expanded in 2006 and 2014.[5] As of 2023, it is the biggest oil field operated by Minijos nafta.[6]
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