Groningen Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: NAM
- Country: Netherlands
- Location: Slochteren
- Production start: 1963
- Partners:
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: Original producible gas reserves of around 2,700 billion m³
- Production Volume: Maximum per day - approx. 350 million m3
+++ Description
- An on shore field
- One of the biggest Natural Gas Fields in the world, with original producible gas reserves of around 2,700 billion m³
- Already recovered: approx. 1700 billion m3; still recoverable: 1000 to 1100 billion m3, so 60% of the gas has already been produced
- Depth: almost 3000 metres; thickness of gas reservoir rock: approx. 100 metres
- Extent of reservoir: approx. 900 km2
- Original reservoir pressure: approx. 350 bar
- Number of wells drilled: approx. 300, spread over 29 production clusters
- Groningen field has long-standing role as swing field: if gas demand exceeds total supply from small fields, Groningen field makes up the difference
+++ History
- 1959 - NAM discovered the famous Groningen gas field near Slochteren
- 1963 - Production started
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