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Bustuchin
Bustuchin
Country	Romania
Region	Gorj County
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Operator	Petrom
Field history
Discovery	1967
Start of development	1967
Start of production	1968
Production
Current production of oil	800 barrels per day (~40,000 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	1.8 million tonnes; (~ 2.1×106 m3 or 13 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place	2×109 m3; 70×109 cu ft

The Bustuchin oil field is an oil field located in Bustuchin, Gorj County. It was discovered in 1967 and developed by Petrom. It began production in 1968 and produces oil and natural gas. As of 1995, the total proven reserves of the Bustuchin oil field were around 13 million barrels (1.8×10⁶tonnes), and production was centered on 800 barrels per day (130 m³/d).^[1]

According to data provided by the Romanian Agency for Mineral Resources [ro], the Bustuchin field produced 804.752×10⁶ m³ (2.8×10¹⁰ cu ft) of gas in 2022, making it the largest in Romania in terms of natural gas production.^[2]

References

^ "International exploration development" (PDF). eia.doe.gov. 1995. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
^ 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.