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Matzen oil field

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Matzen
CountryAustria
RegionVienna Basin
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorOMV
Field history
Discovery1949
Start of production1949
Production
Estimated oil in place68.5 million tonnes
(~ 81×10^6 m3 or 510 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place30×10^9 m3
1,000×10^9 cu ft

The Matzen oil field is an oil field located in Vienna Basin. It was discovered in 1949 and developed by the Soviet-administered predecessor to OMV. It began production in 1949 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Matzen oil field are around 510 million barrels (68.5×106 tonnes), and production is centered on 12,300 barrels per day (1,960 m3/d).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Optimisation of oil production in the mature oil field Matzen". onepetro.org. 2002. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  2. ^ "Crude Oil in Austria: Viennese Wine Country Spouts Black Gold". spiegel.de. 2005. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
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