PRODUCTION AND EXPLORATION OF PETROLEUM IN RUMANIA CIA/RR PR-17 (II-B)

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SECUFtITY INFORMATION
PROVISIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT
PEVROLEUM IN THE SOVIET DUX
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CIA/RR PR.17
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This report is one of a seriec of provisional reports pertaining to
petroleum In the Soviet Bloc, The entire aeries is intended to cover all
phasei of petroleum natural gang, and synthetic liquid fuels In the Soviet
Bloc., These reports are presented ez an Intermediate step in consolidating
pertinent Intelligenee on the oubject end got as a finished study, In the
consolidation of the available infozilationo varioue reports amid dacuments
repres ti researchbyotber Inteligenee agencies were utilised along
with thereunite of reoearch and analysis by mashers of the Staff of CIA,
It is intended that le series of reports will serve the following
PurPo
Represent a bee* for contributions and additions by CIA and other
agenoiee actively interested in petroleum Intelligence
b, Facilitate the selection of the'Speolfic and detailed gaps in
intelligence warranting priority attention.
Provide the basis for a broad stint. on petroleum in the Soviet
Bloc and 1911710121, studies directed teuard specific critical prob.
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Saleanarre 0 0 ? 0 0 6 4 0 6 0 0 6800$
0 9 0 0 0 0
Rumania* Petroleum Productiaa Prior to 1951 ? ? da?9 9 0 0
Petroleum Iteeerves and Oil-firoductive Regions ? ? . ? ? ? ? . ? 4
Poat-ifar Oil loration and Paters Produotivity Proves:4a ? 6 5
Sedimentary Baal= and 011.Productivi Ragtag ? ** ? ? . ? ? 0
2. Designations" Locations* and Proclustive Ranks or Gil.
Pro2uotivo Areas In Rumatda ? ? 4160 ? 0 0 0 6 9** 0 ?* 4 3.0
Table 2. Outline of 011.Producticsa Areas in Amnia * 4 ?di 0 13.
Ploaati Region ? ? ? ? 4 4 * 0 9 0 6 6 0 0 0 6 is 6 6 11
Dusan Region ? ? ??????????????000 6 12
Belem (Noldovo) Reece . ? ? . . . ? ?0 6 4 0 A6 6 4 0 3.3
Table 2. Tammnian Crude Petroleum Productions
Peroentage Yields from? Deelsomted Areas . , * ? 9 0 4 15
Petrelem Production tr Areae In fiumanie. ? . ? . . * 0 4 9 ? 0 22
Table 3. Petroleum Production bv Aroaa in Rumania ? 0 4 6 0 * 26
40 General Geology of the 011.ProchictItive Regions ? ?? i 4 * * ? * 33
5. General Physleal Features of Principal. CILIfielde 4 * 4 a 0 ? 0 33
6. POUNACIUEI RO awns In Rumania 0 * 0 4 a ? ? ? 4 0 ? '
4 4 ? * 0 42
7. Recent Oil raploration ani Develgetent ? ? 6 0 * ? * ? ? ?0 0 44
8. Drilling Aetivitlea In Bussania 4 ? 4 8 J6'4'480**,419 51
Table 4. Pootage in Volla Drilled for 011 ? ??ooto ? ? 0 0 53
9. Total 'lumbar of 011welle in Itumania ? ? ? . 80 0 80 00 4* ?56
10. General Charactarlatios of Rumanian 011 . ? . . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 511
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SECURITY IVOBTIATION
Rumanian Petroleum Production Prior to 1221.
The earliest commercial petroleum production in the world is recorded in
Rumania. This production began in 1857$ two years before, the Penneylvania-Drake
'well was discovered in the US, and two years before the Wallachia and Moldavia
Principalities were combined to form Rumania. Not credited to commercial Rumania
production is the oil obtained from hand-dug pits presumably as early as 1844.
In productivity rank among the countries or other unit oil productive areas
of the world Rumania has variously ranged from first and second place in the first
few years to a rank as low as the seventh in later periods. Considering Malaysia
and the Middle east to be unit areas, Rumania mas in 1950 in the seventh place in
production. In this respect itims specifically subordinate to ten indiviaual
countries, including 'our in the Middle East and Indonesia in Malaysia*
The peak Rumanian production occurred in 1936 mith the country then ranking
in the fourth place on a global beads; the 1936 Rumanian production is recorded as
8,7 million metric tons, equivalent to 3.6% of the corresponding world total. In
1950 Rumania produced an estimated 4.6 million metric tons of petroleum or about
0.9r, of the world total. In cumulative production prior to 1951$ Rumania has con-
tributed about 1.9% of the total for the world.
The Rumanian petroleum industry was nationalized in 1948$ and all foreign
companies have since been excluded from operation in that country. Now the most
important oil-producing satellite of the USSR, Rumania furnished a 1950 production
equal to 1203 of that of the USSR,
The following table shown an estimated breakdown of Rumanian crude production
by regions, applicable to the calendar year (i.e., 1947) immediately preceding natioca.
alization. Except for a trival yield (520 metric tons) on record from a small region
(Maramures) reportedly depleted in 1927$ all priorRimanian crude production has
been derived from the three regions still active. in 19470
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Pectinated Petroleum Produetion bsr Areas In flumenial 1947
Metric
Wens
Percent
Area
Quetit
Rasva6.0chiuri
547.2
314.07
Gura Ocnitei
626.0
16.10
Moreni.-Ghirdeveni-Piscuri4oilipesti de Padure-Hargineni
65505
16.86
Floresti-Baipoi-Liliesti-Tintea
927.8
23.86
Boldesti-Paulesti-Itersa
- 423.3
10.89
Ceptura-Urlati
399.4
10.27
-Other Ploesti fields
136,1
3.5o
Ploesti Regionei
3,715.3
95 55
Duzau Region
119,6
3,08
Bacau Region
1-.37
RUMANIA
3,888.2 100.00
e comp .oes areas are esairgiWwly no nameeo er1aJQrocaiI
field" within eacb exploited area,
Data are not generally available for the Pummnianrsgiorial crude productions
obtained under Communist control, Estimates for 1950 are as follows for the state-
controlled organizations then handling the production.. Current 1952 intelligence
data are reasonably conclusive in eAdence that Sovrompetrol has absorbed the other
two state organizations here listed, There war some indication of the amalgamation
by mid-year 1951p this being the period during which the teezt of the attached report
vas written. Sovrompetrol is reportedly a joint stock company of the Communist
Rumanian and Soviet Russian states, but in it the Soviet influence is inferred to
be dominant.
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Zat tat Petroleam'Produetion Tbaraant4 2950'
Thmasand Metric
uwo.,....--evormagr+.4,1,-sreet..slammemworanottou.,..arg.vemeard=1.11031%,KAVALttaaltaraVWZ.,
Produol:pc, 9.Ecap.ization Qliel itzPercent
Taos
Ploesti Region
2.077,7
martww.wasuera
62.6
Buzu Region
].123
2.4
Nuntenia Organization
22990.0
65.o
Sovralpetrol Organiz,ation- a/
1,564.0
34.0
iloldovo Organization
46.0
1.0
RUMANIA
4060d00
100.0
IriniraCTIWOMff p6MITorlItTfa-Erli75-1.76WITortriar'" over-
and BEICall regions with the former colftributing nearly all of it.
Noldovo activities are believed to have been confined to the Berm region,
Cumulative Rumanian crude production in recorded and estimated as follows
through 1950R
Cumulative Rumanian Crude Production
eriod
1857 - 19380 inclusive
1939
19/0
190,
1942
1943
19114
1945
1946
Thousand Ifestrie Toqa
Produeltion
1150006
6,240
59834
51602
5,338
4,975
4,576
40662
4,252
1947 3,888
19148 4.0206
1949 49462
1950 -ILL6122
1857 - 19500 inclusive 173,641
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Petroleum Reserves and Cil-Productive
Responsible data provide a basis for the following estimate of proved Rumanian
crude reserves, prevailing as of 1 January 19470
Lstimatod Petroleum aeserves in Rumania
Basis 1 January 1947
Thousand Marie Tons
.1MpinolmodposivioasumotioNicomx.Thuve.ammernata.31.4"," leteiesse~raangewegespwalteemorea.masirammarawean.a.moryalisteawsWv....lactiosa.21006.0........motoosommowd.repeoseallommouwouleamay,...
Area
Ochiura-Gura Genitei :lest
kloreni-Gura Ocnitei East
Utesti-Calinesti-Floresti
Bid C Sala
Bale Oi
Pitig,aia-Campina-Runcu
Pacureti
Ilarginent
Aricest.i
Boldesti
Cep tura-Or3en.
Other 21oestl fields
Ploesti .2egion
7ausau Region
bacon Region
?
Quantity
10:432
15:928
2,598
1006
105,99
210.,
436
912
363
95,138
788
604
65f,404
2,196
L970
Percept
14099
22,89
3.73
1.45
15.75
8.97
0.6h
1.32
0.52
13.14
0.86
94.01
3.36
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RUTIA/IIA
69,570 100.00
a TriFEZETZEFEE Pi6estramarmirmirmtreertrrarnmerornmul
fieldso within each reserve areac,
Similarly with a
published estimate of
1 January 19510 In n
7,001 in addition to
production (2947-19504
basis in responsible but obviou4y less definite data, a
total proved reserves/was 45,333 thousand metric tons as of
umerical values this :jvflects a net downward revision of
in accounting of the ertimated 17,156 figure foi subsequent
inclusive)* The lat,:ir estimate probabl doe I t include,
8 no
however, any value in the proved status -0.'several new Communist oil strikes:
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An extensive eedimentary basin known as the Southern Carpathian contains the
three major aurnanina regions previously established as oil-productive. This basin
lies on the outer side of an arc of mountain ranges which roughly bound on the other
or convex side of the arc the northwestern quadrant of Rumania. The three produc-
ing regions are situated upon the flanks of the mountain ranges, and the principal
(1.00, Ploesti) region lies in the central southern swear of the country, The
Buzau and Bacau regions lie in the eastern sector with the Buczau area to the north
of Buzau,
The Southern Carpathian sedimentaries in total cover about 800,000 acres of
Rireanian area, Prior to 1948 in a series of intensified programs resulting in
exploration of the known geologic structures favorable for oil in this area, there
were no discoveries of petroleum reserves of portentious extent. Rumania has other
and more or less unteoted possible prospects for oil, however, in the Transylvanlan
Basin and other western ,00rtions of the country, The T.ransylvanian Basin Iles on
the convex side of the major Rumanian mountain arc, and in the southern end of this
basin near the center of Rumania, northwerd across the mountains from Ploesti,
prolific natural gas wells are exploited, yielding dry as but no oil*
Post-War al aplora.tion and Future Productivity Px%L....mats.
Rumanian interests became active in oil exploration altar the close of tiorld
War II, and this activity has been continued and intensified under the Corinunist
governmerxto Without the necessary numerical dsta provided to establish potentials
sine the time of nationalization in 1948, but general-1V in the post-war period
before and after the beginning of 1951, various new oil discoveries have been reported
as results of the exploration, The exploration has been reported in the immediate
areas of the previously established productive regions and also in certain prospect
regions not formerly productive, Couunercial strikes have been reported in several
of the latter prospects, and other reported ner oil discoveries have involved stepouts,
field extensions, and deeper pays in the formerly established areas,
In the period from 1926 through 1948 about fourteen new oil-producing acreages
or "fields" were thus reportedly discovered as follows in the more western portion
of the Ploesti region: it the Viforata-Rasvad-GcaTota.Doicesti-OloclieHa-Oonita
district to the north of Targoviste; in the Edera-Cheboasa-Valea district to the
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north of Noreni; and in the Draganeasa-13rebu-Plaiul. Campine:l district on the outer
or northern fringe of the older fields in the Campine eactor, A compilation of
the reported values results in an apparent productivity potential of about 636
thousand metric tons per year by 1950 in these fourteen acreages. Reports also show
that a new Tareoviste field was discovered by the Germans during world tear
and that this field is a southward extension of the Guru Oonitei field in the western
portion of the Ploesti region. While there was inference of considerable Targoviste
field production under Cormiunist emploitation in 19502 there were other inferences
that the potential reserves of this new field did not much exceed one million metric
tons d
By midyear 1951 new productions wore also reported from deeper horizons in the
older Ploesti fields, especially in the Carepina sector and in the more eastern
portions such as the Floresti-Baicoi-leliesti-Tintea. scoter. Sourourpetrel explo
tion in the Bacau region was reported to have resulted in discoveries of new reserves
equal to those in the Ploesti 'region? Among a number of Communjst. oil strikes
reported to have established entirely new productive regions, the only one with
fairly firm evidenee relates to the Settee Seaca field southwest of Targoviste. By
1950 the Communist exploitation of the Suta Seaca field appeared to be represented
by only one well and in it the production potential was given as onler about 7,300
metric tons per year.
At the time of writing the text of the attached report, mid-year 19512 intensive
exploitation of the Romanian reserves was evident under Soviet guidance, without
conservation teohrsiquee apparent. There was definite erideroe of pram:1.80u= drilling
in tapping these reserves, Reports indicated that old and formerly abandoned mils
were being reopeneda however., and while all of the kin productive Rumanian areas
aepoared to be then on the decline with respect to potential., a probability still
existed that the Communints would continue to obtain new or additional production
from the established fields, by Dither stepouts from them and by more drilling to
deeper pools within the producing arease
reasonable confirmation of Communist su
there is
easein expaedene the Rumanian peoductione
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The 1951 production is estimated ot 6,0 million metric tons, capered to the esti-
mated value of 4,6 million metric tons for 1950. There is also some current evidence
that the Rumanten Communists are exploiting the fields more scientifically relative
to the practice apparent by the beginning of 1951a and that more attention is being
given to secondary and ont5matl ultimate recovery, Mich of the increased production
appears to be coming frem three areas as folloes: the new Suta Seam region; the
more reoently opened pools in the Targoviste-Teis-Doicesti sect= of the western
pert of the Ploesti region; and the expanded Baena region4, While the most optimistic
claims are still to be confirmed with reepeot eo the new discoveries in the Bacau
ream, it is probable that this old area has actually advnnoed from its former minor
status te a current rating of major importance.. In the generalized Buzau regiono
likemiee an old productive area with minor rating in the pasta 2952 intelligenee
further infers new discoveries rivalling the reported large discoveries in Dacauo
Uowevera the reports of the new 3uzau discoverfees are at present little more than
rumorsa similarly as were the reports of new Bacau disooveries by the beginning
of 1952.
It is quite probable that the Remanians are currently maintaining a rate of
discovery of new potential oil reservosa at least eqtil to the rate of extraction
The present evidence also supports a poseibil#y that the Rumanians ma,y be able to
attain a goal formexly considered to be vury irprobablea and within a very few years
iaereena the annual Rumanian production to the planned value of I? million metric tons
(this value was projected for 1955 in the Thrrianian "State Plan"), Rumania contains a
very large total expanse of sedimentariee favorable for ail nocumulation. While
explanation of there sedimentarion has been extensive it has not been exhausUve.
Bven though eoere has been no evidence of extraordinary discoveries attending the
exploration in the pasta it is fully possible that huge oil deposits may be present
in the Rumanian sedimentaries.
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Sedtmeatary 1320100 and 011 ProdafthniEteiglons,
Tho major productive oilfields of Rumania are confined to the
central southern portion of the country with email production also
obtained from the eastern portion. These productive areas are situated
upon the southern and eastern flanks of zountein ranges? formed by the
Transylvanian A3ps and Carpathian l'Ibuntains. The Transylvanian Alps
lie south of the east-west center line through Rumania, and the Carpath-
ians :ie east of the north-south center line; the mountain ranges meet
to form an are near the center of the coentry, and the oi/ffelds lie in
an exteneive oedimentaey basin an the coaeave or outer side of the arc.
The basin comprises the valley of the Danube River in the south and the
valley or the Siret River in the east,
Thin product:Ivo basin is the one known as the Southern Subear-
parthian. It is the western-most basin in a major geosyncliee or chain
of basins forming the southern portion o? the important Black Sea-Caspian
Sea oil province of the USSR. The ooutharn chain extends eastward across
the Mack Sea to include the Contheen Caucasia or Transeaueesia part of
beteeon
the Caucasus isthmus/the two eons, and tleneo across the Caspian Sea to
include the southwestern part of the Turman SSR east of the Cmspian.
In the USSR this southern chain includes the Baku oil eeeion of Trans-
caucasia together with the productive region in Turkmen. While the Rumenian
oilfie3ds are flew geologically related to those of Brom, the Rumanian
2ielde tre ?Pr from comperable with the Baku area in peoduetivity.
About 8009000 cores of oedlmentary beds exist In the
Southern Subearpathian Bain of Reeeria? Nxtraordinarily productive
petroleum deposits are yet to be covered in the area. Prior to 1948
the well-established structures favorable for oil were intensively
explored by Anglae&mericen interests without discovery of large deporits.
The major ale-productive region of Rumania embraces the Ploesti
fields, in the political Provinces (eludefiule, Counties or Districts) of
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Prahova and Dambovita. The Ploesti Region is located in central southern
Rumania, in the upper valleys of the Dambovita and Ialonita Rivers, tri-
butaries of the Dantike, The oilfields lie mouth of the Transylvania
Alps, extending around the city of Ploesti from the west to the northeast.
The Ploesti Region has accounted for about 97% of the past cumulative
Rumanian petroleum production and it contributes about 95% of the current
production.
Two other areas are the only effective sources of the remaining
current Rumanien production and these two areas have likewise contributed
virtually all of the remaining cumulative production in the pant. Like
Ploesti, the two areas are situated in the Southern Subcarpathian Basin;
the most important of the two regions is in Buzau Province, while the
other is in Bacau Province. The Daum Region is located west and north-
west of the city of Buzau, east of the Ploesti area and southeastward
from the Cerpathian Neuntain arc, in the upper vulley of the BUWIA divers
a tributary of the Siret. The Bacau Region is situated southwest and
west of the city of Bacau. It is northward from the Buzau area, east
of the Carpetlians and west of the Sirat, and it lies about 300 miles
northeast of the Ploesti fields?
The only other commercially productive area on record in Rumania
is a depleted region that furnished insignificant production in neramures
Province. It is oust of the Carpathians near the Polish border at the
northern end of the Transylvaala Basin, a second major expanse of sedi-
nentaries in Rumania. The Transylvania Basin is on the inner or convex
it
stde of the Carpathian nbuntain arc, and/1s bounded on the west by a
north and south trending Rumanian mountain range called Monts Apuseni.
At the southern end of the basin there is a prolific natural gas pro-
ducing region, devoid of oil,. At the northern end of this basin the
Maranuras oil region was opened in 19190 and is said to have produced
a trivial quantity of about 520 metric tone of petroleum, prior to depletion
in 1927.
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20 .....Erle!liamtE1122.412RI,..tuldg....E.auctive Ranks of OilProductive Ares!
in Rumania.
While conventional practice defines an integral area or a separate
deposit as a separate oilfield, the matter is complicated in Rumania? In this
country. a number of "oilfields", typically small, are sometimes practically
contiguous so as to form a major productive area, where the oilfields represent
(1) adjoining separate deposits i (2) fault blocks or other differentiated areas,
contiguous in a given structure' trend or (3) adjoining areas separately named
became) of original ownership, or because of other special features of exploita-
tion, Data are sometimes separately reported for the separate "oilfields* in
such a major area; the Area in sometimes designated in, part or in totall by
applying the name or names of one or more separate "oilfields" Of major importance
contained therein* Even in adjacent but actually separate oileproduoing areas
the major oilfields are frequently (and variously) combined in the intelligence
reports?
For correlation of the data reported on productione 44 supposedly oil-
bearing areas in:Rumania are designated in Table 31, "Outline of oil-productive
areas in Rumanian, These areas are identified by names of the "oilfields"
ordinarily described in theme This outline does not include a number of regions
situated elsewhere In Rumania where there have been reports of new but doubtful
oil discoveries made recently by Communist Rumanian eeplorations0 At least 91
separate Rumanian "oilfields" are listed in the intelligence records including
a good rev areae that are minor or depleted* Possibly a score or more other
"oilfields" of s1n:11er minor status have been inferred, Among the ones thus
inferred are the Cerveni and Palanca fields, presumably in the Ploesti Region
and possibly still productive, and the Voevesilor field associated with the
MdrenieGura Ocnitei area, It is noted that adjacent but separate areas sometimes
belong to a single structural trend* Inmost oases where a separate field is
reported, the usual convention is followed in that the field is designated by
the name of a nearby city, town, or village*
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Table 1
Outline of On-Productive Areaa in Rumania
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4oeati
Moreni-Daicoi structural trond,
a, Nbroni-Gura Ocnitei area.
141.303*-
Fields in !mbovita Teis Aninoali? Viforata; Rasvadr Tame-
vista; Gum Ocnitei Uest. Fields in Dambovitav extending
eastward into Prahovat Gura Ocnitei East, Mbreni; Noreni
North, Fields in Prahova: Ghirdaveni; &mar Piscuri North;
Piscuri? Ocolnita; Ditesti, Galineati.
b. Daicoi-Tintea area.
Fields in Prallovat Floresti, Paicei? Liliesti, Tintea.
2, Dambovita areas nnrth of Noreni-Baicoi trend.
a. Ochiuri field and area,
b. Gorgota field and area?
.c. Doicesti field and area.
d. Glodeni field and area?
e. Ocnita field and area,,
3. Dambovita areas south of Mbreni-Dolcoi trend.
a. Bunar,r1 eid and area.
b, Suta Seaca field and area.
4. Prahova areas north of Moroni-Daicoi trend.
a. Edera (Ederile) field and area.
b. Oheboasa field and area.
c. Valea (Valea Lunga) field and area.
d.. Filiposti de Padure field and area,
5. Draganeasa-Runcu structural trend in Prahova.
a, PitigaiaDraganeaaa area, Fieldst Pitigaia, Draganeasa.
b, Oampina field and areao
e* Plaiul Compinoi field and area.
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...M.ML610....merstanssommaravrte.
Brebu. (Brebul) field and area.
e. -Bustenaria ara Fields: Grausorg, Gannets Telagt, Dustenaria.
f, Chiciura-Runeu area, Fields: Chiciura? Gropi? Tontw.ti, Runeu,
Scortina? Bordeni, Rocca, Valoanesti, Poentreanca.
Ilis/ea field and area.
g.
6. Prahova ar.7as south of Noreni-Baicoi trend.
a. ALrgineni field and area.
b. Arioesti field and area.
7. Prahova areas in Teleajen River Valley.
a. Boldesti area. Fields: Boldestig, Panlesti? Hama, Gageni,
Sipotuo Seaeni.
b. Ceptura area. Fields: Cepturag, Orlea# Urlati, Strehaia, Plavia
(Flavia?), Seorus
0. Podeni Veehi field and area.
d. Pacureti-/Intita structural trend.
(1) Magurele area. Fields.: Ahlaesti Ikzurele? Gornetul Cuib.
(2) Pacureti area. Fields: Pacureti? Matita? Atarnati.
e. Sarani field and area.
f. Vtrbilau field and area.
g? Scales/ field and arer.
h. Copaceni area. Fields: Copooeni? Opariti,
8, Early depleted Dambovita areas"
Colibasi field, and areao
b. nahil Rosu field and area.
1. Sarata field and area.
2. Hanteoru field and area.
3. Berea field and area.
Arbanasi (Beciu-Beconi) area.
Fields: Arbenasi? Policiori,
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.tonnnnanninnonnwevaronnnnnvenonnwannnnennsonrennn .npunnnnonn .nnarnrininn Annanonnotonrant nskrnnrannonarantsternore VIIIA.A11,0111111.11.1101411141. 3.4.1,1`940.5.(3.1.
Alga-Sii2A3gY9.1.-kd92.
J. Targul Ocna field and area,
2. Mbinesti area. Fields; Moinestylasacesti,
3. ZemosTazJ.m field avd area?
, Solent oolorti?) field and area,
a
Stanesti field and area.
6. Tetcani (Tescani)(TescansiT) field and are2.6
ac= field and area,
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The Gera Ocnitei and Ducsani fields were formerly the most
productive separate areas in Darhovita? but Buosani later fell below
the Ochiuri field in this respect; dominant rank in Dambovita is pro-
bably now shared by the new Targoviste field, situated east of the city
of Targoviste and actually an area extension southward of the Gura Ocnitei
fields, on the southern flank of the Moreni-Baicol trend,, The Eoldesti
field was fornerly the lrrgest separate producer in Prahova? but it was
superseded by the Tintea field prior to 1939. The Ceptura and Ikreni-
Piscuri fields have likewise becone major Ploosti Region producers,
3xcept for Tintea and the minor Margenini field, all imortant Rurrnian
nroductive areas had pasaad their exploitation peaks by 1944# insofar
as the areas bad been established as producers. Except for the Targo-
'mist? field no new major productive area is known to have subsequently
has
cone into existence in Rumania? Exploitation/exhausted reserves in all
of the important Itumanian fields,even including Targovistemand without
concurrent discovery of new reserves to compensate for this extraction
the not results have been substantlal reductionsinthe remaining proved
reserves of the country,,
Table 2 above percentages of total Pumanian oil productions, for %be
porlods and productive areas and fields indicated, While these data nay
not be completely restricted to, or representative of, the major areas
explicitly designated, they are t.:Ibstantillly applicaole to the respec-
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114.6411 sm... MEW, Ina".
Table 2
Rumanian Crude Petroleum Production:
Percentage Yields from Designated Areas
2,222.1tOuggszt
22...OV.214
Rasvad field
3.7
Gura Genital fields
20.5
tioreni fields
11.4
Piscuri field
54
Bai.00i-Li1Jesti fields
1.7
Tintea field
17.5
Other cress in Ibreni43eicoi trend
ZIORENI-BAIGOI TREND
61.5
Ochiuri field
4.3
Bucsani field
5.0
Drageneasa-Runcu trend
4.1
Boldesti field
11.1
Ceptura field
11.1
Other WOW in Ploesti Region
. PLOESTI REGIM
98.6
22Alltioa_vatim
Rasvad field
3.0
Gura Ocnitei field
15.3
1.1omni-1'iscur1 fields
14?9
Baicol-Liliesti fields
44
Tintoa field
27.3
Other .areas in iloreni-Bc loot trend
MOREIT I-RA IC 0 I TIMM
65?5
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(emit d)
rormirtemapair.mgarg"...4*
vtr
Aree llregat
Ochiuri field
'Bucsani field 3.2
Draconeasa-Runcu trend 3.7
Boldesti field 11.9
Ceptura field 7,8
Other areas in Ploosti recion
PLOESTI REGION 9803
30 19.g..=012112Z4
Ochiuri field, Moroni-GI= Ocnitei block 40.5
Boicoi-Tintea block
Ochiuri field ond Ibroni-Baicoi trend 64.,2
Bucsani field 3,1
Filipesti de Poduro field 3.8
.Dracpmeass-Rtmcu trend 2?7
Boldesti block 10.9
Ceptura block 9.8
Other are in Ploesti Region
PLOESTI REGION 96?O
gucla=agLIT711gLtka011s W.112944
Ochiuri field, tloreni-Gurc Ocnitei block 533
Baicoi-Tintoa block
Ochiuri field and Moroni-13 lead. trend 62.7
Buesani field 3.7
Draganeasa-Runcu trend 12.8
Boldosti block 9.2
Coptura block 5.5
Other areas in Ploesti Region
PLOESTI REGION 96.6
2.+2-kritirk
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5. 29.42?k9.dad.5491i
Mbreni-Ga Ctpitei block; Ochiuri & other fields-
47.0
Beicoi-Tintea block
Nereni-Baicoi trend; Ochiuri and other fields
-a2A2
70.9
Boldesti bloc
10.9
_Ceptura block
10.3
Other areas in Ploesti Region
MIMI REGION 95.6
Includes Ochiuri, Filipesti de Padureo and Margineni fields.
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At least 20 separate fields have been dessribed in the two
Q3
areas dosignat broni-Cura Ocnitei and Boicel-iintea (Table 3) situated
along the nereni-Boicoi troll& Only a few of these fields have been
of consequence as producers The Piscuri-Ocolnita-Ditesti-Calinesti fields
are located upon a single structural reservoir. The two designated areas
adjoin in the trend, at the boundary batreov the structural extensions of
the Florosti field and the Piscuri-Ocoirita-Ditesti-Calinosti fields. The
trend begins north of the city of Torgoriste, it the vic'nity of the vil-
lages of Viforate and Rasvad? betueen the Drmbovita and Ialomita Rivord
in Drbovita, The trend extends eastward across the provincial boundary
Into Frahova, It extends past the town or village of Gum Ocnitei, and
thence past the settlements called Moroni and Piscuri on the Cricova stream
tributary of the Itlomi'ar, it reaches eastward beyond the town or village
of Bricoi? to terminate in the valley of the Prahova River tributary of
the Ialonita, in the vicinity of the villages of Liliesti and Tintea.
On the northern flank of the :breni-Bnicoi trend, a fault serves
to separate the Ochiuri field from the Gura Ocnitei area (Tells 1). Tho
Gorgota-Doicesti-Glodeni-Ocnita fields are minor, uith Com-runlet Rumanian
exploitation activity recently reported in them. The Gorgota field lies
on the west of the Ochiuri areas, south of the villa-'e of the sane nano P
northeast of Targovisteo, The Doicesti field is located on a hill to the
oast of Doicesti village, northward up the Laloulta from Targoviste. Glo-
deni village lice about 3 miles oast of a railroad line along the lolonita?
about 11 miles north of Targayiste; the Glodeni field comprises tuo
productive districts, one to the east of the villaoo, and the other, a
new area, to the south of the Nomlet. The Ocnita field is situated abott
nine miles northeast of Targoviste? in the vicinity of Ocuita village.
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Tnrgoviste is a none for a new fields, apparently divided into dis-
tricts, or fields, reerectively near the villages of Halmanaleleo Adaria9
Seconi, and Somalia, The Illocani field (Table 1) lies eoutheastuard does
the Ialomita River from Targoviste. Southoentuard from Targovioto and
about midway between that city and the toun of Gaeot1 a station on the
Ukicharest-Pitesti railroad, the new field at Suta Seaca village (rablO 1)p
has apparently developed only as a minor areas, although the original test
wells, have produced some oil,
DI the Prahova oras north of Noreni-Bricol trend (Table 1) tho
Edera-Cheboasa,-Valea fields are other minor productive areas possibly
subjected to recent Communist Rumanian exploitation. The first field lies
In wooded mountains northeast of Edera (Ederile) village, about 5 miles
northwesterly up the Cricova stream valley from Nereni village, and about
5 mile- northeast from Ocnita village0 The second field is situated to the
south of Choboasa village, about one and a half miles northeastward up the
Cricova from Edera. The third field is on the south of V'lea (Valea Lunga)
village, about two and a half mills fuothor northwestward up the Cricova
from Cheboasto The Filipesti de Padure field listed in this area is located
just north of the Ditesti field, which is on the Nbooni-Daicei trend in the
flbreni-Gura Ocnitei area.
Faelds of the Dragneasa-Runcu structural trend (Table 1) contributed
about 12.8% to the total cumulative production prior to 3947 in Rumania.
Although they have been evidently declining in importance for several years,
Communist Etunnian exploration - esploitation activities have been intensive
along ,he trend. The Pitigala-Draganeasa block is located northward from the
Filiposti de Padare field, at the western end of the Draganeasa-auneu trend.
The Draganoasa field is more recent in discovery as compared to the Pitigaia
area with Pitirpla the more western of the two fields. Three districts of
the Draganeasa field are respectively on the west, eaot Ara southeast of the
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-village of Draganeana (Gura Draganeana, situated on the Provita stream
tributary of the Prahova), about throe miles southwest from the city of
C ampine.
From the important field at Campine itself (Table /). mutably a
fourth of the totel cumulative production from the trend has been obtained?
Must of the remainirg past production from this tread has been obtained
/from the Dustenarie ond Chiciura arms. W2st of the Doftana River trau-
tary of the Prahova, four mrdes northeant of Campine, there is the village
of Piaui Campinei? with a minor oilfield to the south. The two districts
of the minor Brobu field are located about two miles east of Brebu village,
east of the Doftane and northeast from Campine.
East of Campine the productive Bustonaria area (Table 1) terminateo the
Drsganease-Runcu trend on the oast, and the Chiciuri-Runcu block lies
Immediately south of this tereinal area. South of the productive areas
around the villages or Bus tenaria and Mince, another minor field has boon
indicated, celled Mislea? located about 41 miles north of Tintca village.
In the Prahova areas south of the "breni-Dricei trend (Table 1)
the rargineni field is located sown of the Ditesti field, and it is probably
at present in the stripper stage if productive at all. Situated eastward
from the Dar ineni area, the minor Aricesti field 'JCS near depletion by l948.
In the valley of the releajen River (Table 1) tributary of the
Ialomita, the productive Boldest! and Ceptlra areas include the only oil-
fields of importance within the entire Teleajen valley. The Boldest! area
lies east of the Doreni-Baicoi trend, and the Ceptura area is east of the
Boldest! area. Podeni Vechi is a minor area north of the Boldesti-Ceptura
it in
areas, and/situated about 5 miles north of Horse. village, The Pacureti-
!Mita structural trend extends north of the Boldeeti-Ceptura-Podeni
Vechi areas, along a line extending to the east from the much more import it
Dragencaoa-Runeu trend., The Varbileu-Scaiosi-Copaceni areas extend from
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vest to east in the order named on the north of the Pacureti-Itttite. trend,
and the Sarni field has boon inferred to exist to the north of theseo
at a pont about 20 miles north of the city of Ploosti. The Scolosi
field was practically exhausted prior to 3.948.
The earliest comnwcial production of crude petroleum in the world
Is recorded from the Boldosti field N'ablo 1), an area currently productive in
Prahova? and from the Colioesa.field (Table 1), a Dembevita area abandoned
as depleted in 1931, Colibasa village lies north of the .Glodeni field and
northeastward from the Ocnita field, on the north of the Voreri-Gura Ocnitel
productive block. In the depleted Meal Post]. field (Table 3) In a locality
not at present identified, in Dambovita, the relatively unimportant Meow
Samartian sands yielded about 4,800 metric tons of oil; in the likewise
exhausted krernures region, the same formatim accounted for about 500
metric tons of oil. Elsewhere in the Ploesti Region itself, the 3:1mA/en
Is reported to bear petroleum in smell quantities.
In the Bezau Region (Table 3) the Sarata field is located in the -
vicinity of S, rata village, south of the Buzau River, west of the city of
aumau? and eantward from the city of Campina. The field and villa-e of
Monteoru lie north of Saralz.? 'between Sarata and the Buzau River, The
Berca field is situated naz...th of Mbntavoru, on the north Ilanic of the Buzau,
northwestward up the river valley fros Buzau city. Northward from the Berea
area, up the valley of the Stanic River tributary of the Buzau; there is an
oilfield near Policiori vinage, and euethwesterly from Policiori* north
of Deciu village and mar Beceni Ordmieni-Beceni) village there is
the productive Arbanoei area proper, due wept of the city of rtmuicul Sarat
(Ramnicul CTret Province).
In Bacau Province (TaIAle 3) the productive region is situatod in the
valleys of the Trotus-Tazlau Rivers. The Luoacesti settlement lies north
of Moinesti village; westtrerd from Bacau city and north of Lucacestit'there
are the Zones Tazlau, Solent and Stomata. fields, Those fields are
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proetiibly near depletiondare locatod in direct lino frai mot to east
in the order given, to the south of Solent village on the Tazlan River. in
the vicinity of Totcani (Toscani) village, between Bacau city and the
Stanesti area, there is an oilfield of sow importance, at least former:17.
Still another distinct oilfield has boon inferred in the vicinity of Bacau
city itself,.
Other villages (oilfields?) have been mentioned in the Macau produc-
tive region ti-ms4 Prajesti? Slavic (?), DOA de Petrol, and Tazlcu 3crat
de Sus (located on the Tazlou Sprat River?)? The Soviet-dominated Sovrom-
patrol organization has recently claimod discovery or prolific but rather
improbable now oil deposits in the T3acau Rogion.
Among other reinns in which the Comuunist-controlled petroleum
agencies of Rumania aro supposed to have recently discovered at least traces
of oil, there it be mentioned the followingg (I) an area in the northeastern
portion of flbranures Province; (2) an area in the northwestern portion of
the Transylvanian Basin, woct of flararmres Province; (3) an aroa near
Pitssti in Argen Province, westward from Tarrnviste, and another in the; south-
western part of Olt Province, southward from Pitosti? whore these Pro ea
ore contained along with Busau? Prahava? ambovita, and ad.jolning Provinces,
in the former Ehntenia? or Great Wallachia region of what is now' Rumania;
CO an area near Romnicul W.:1?6a In Vhleoa Province, southward from Pitesti5,
In the former Oltenia, or Little Wallachia region that is presently con-
',mined in "Rmania to the west of Groat Wnlinchia; and (5) cm area possibly
now containing exploited gas wells, in the foroor Banat region which has
become the southueztern part of Rumania.
3. ..P2.tZ"PlrSD...12L,SK'...hlotio./U?Z.k.c.g4_g_ZL.R1--M=.
'Nible 30 gives r5ported end estimated production data for recent:
years in Rumaniao by areas and in total.. The reported values ere presumbly
firm and accurate prioi o 1948. Data are hero compiled fran
TTable 3-kollgus on p. 26.
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estimates for subsequent Rumania productions, These estimates are believed
to be reasonably accurate, although they show appreciable variation from
certain values recently publiohed, Reported productions include consider-
able breakdown by separate areas prior to 1947. Available reports are
restricted to consolidated areas for 1947,,
Reenonaihle estimates for separate areas are not at prosont avail-
oble for analysis after 19479 Tho lack of thoso details is not considered
to be of much consequence for intelligence purposes. A summary analysis
is given elm/hero in this paper (Section 7)9 with respect to what is knoun
about recent Communist oil oxploration activities? and about the results
obtained thereby. Now discoveries of real importance have not been indicated.
The estimated Rumanian 194a production of about 4.2 million metric
tons is a value generally accepted. The intelligence estimation have varied
considerably for the 1949 production, and coraetihat more so in the case of
the 1950 total. The first one-year "State Plan" was released in 19480
reportedly projecting a production of 4,75 million metric tone for 1949.
Rumanian publications havo indicated that 95.5% of the 1949 plan was in fact
roa1ized0 showing an actual increase or 8% ovor 1948? so that the 1949
production mould anoear to be about 4.5 million metric tons. Other intel-
ligence has indicated that tho 1949 plan was for a production =wading
49 million metric ton, and eetinates for the actual 1949 production have
varied from near the ronorted plan values, to a lou of about 3.g
metric tons.
Another one-year "State Pion" appears to havo projected a total
production of up to 6.0 million metric tons for 1950. A current "Five-Year
Plan" has been announced, and nem seers to bo little probability that the
1955 goal of 10 million metric tons can be realized. The Rumanian governmont
has admitted that the 1950 plan itself was not fulfilled; estimates have
varied from about 490 to 5.5 for the actual /950 production in millions
of metric tone.
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It is/known just hou the separate producing fields are divided
among the throe State-controlled organizations nor in cbarge of all petro-
leum production in Rumanim, Of these three ornanizatione; Sovrompetrol is
a company jointly owned by the Rumnnian and Ruseian governments; it was
organized 15 July 1945 to control 30% of the crude production; and was
established by government decree 27 October 1947. Sovrompetrol has absorbed
various small companies such as Croditn1 Linier, a smaller state-controlled
concern; and 1949 anreemonts are indicated to have expanded the nou
stock company. The joint-stock company is reportedly operated under strict
control of the Soviets.
All other komanian oil conpanies were nationalized imediately- after
11 Juno 1948, nPetroliferanantonian or nontrala nuntenian: popularly
"Mbntenia Oil Centern; was then set up to absorb the major Astra-Ronnno
(Shell) and Romano -Americana (Standard of Neu Jersey) concerns; along with
most of the moiler Anglo-Amorican; French, Italian; and other foreign
companies; the 9bIdovo (Oltenia) Oil Center", or nentrala Potrolifera
Noldovo;" was set up to absorb various small companies in Bacau (Ibldnvia).
The three producing organizations control the refining and other
processing operations in Romanic.; while nompetrolu; successor to "Dietri-
button; is a nationalized "oil center,' supplyinff 705 of the inland oil
market. Most of the refineries were pooled In nuntenia; a concern with
three principal departments; respectively designated for Fields; Wineries;
and Administration. The Field.? Department has headquarters in Oampina;
while the 'Wineries Depnrtment is centered in Ploosti; the Ihntenia general
mcnagement offices are located in Bucharest. Together with Competrol and
various ndning agencies; the three oil-nroducing organizations are under
the authority of the Ministry for rdning and Crude Oil Production. Soviet
influence is peodoninant in the Rumanian oil industry. A planned merger of
Nuntenla and Oompetrol with Sovrompotrol has been recently reported, If
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txue this would give the Soviets almost conplote control. Vormay roported
Czech po, ticipation in nuntetia appeara not to hove become factual.
IL/atonia has field operctiono in eight ualilling districts" with
field adnInistretive officos sot up in the rain city in each district and
probably also in Gura Ocnitei. The operations of Savrarpetrol have boon
reported within two nrogionan. Although the Buzau productive region ap-ears
to constitute one drilling district for 1lUntenia? It is not Imam hew the
soparato Ploosti region oilfiolds are partitioned among the field operating
subdivisions of 71nitenia and Sovronpotrol. Ilmtenia probably controls the
Buzau productive rot.c7.on, with the renalning and najor part of it* operations
confined to the Ploesti ;b3gion fields,, noldavo is probably restricted to
the Boom) productive region p while 3avrompotrol also opervtos there.
Major Sovrorpotrol operations are in the Ploesti fields.
Table 3 shows production data for the three producing organizaticoe
sine,- 1 '?to for the separate Muntenia drilling districts, and in ono period
also separately for tho Sovrempotrol operating regions. Sovrempotrol produc-
tion statistics are reportedly falsified and exaggerated, oven bofore the
data are entered upon the company records. The values shown in Table 3
appear' to be conservative estimates.
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Area
M4411. 41411. MM.".
Qumll.t.z_
leand
1943
'%uantity
Two
Percent
to Total
Percent
to Total
Teis-Aninoasa
52.3
0.84
20.0
0.40
Viforata
22.3
0.36-
9.0
0 18
Rasvad
232.4
3.72
150,0
3,02
Gura Ocnitei
1,279.8
2051.
760.0
152?
Moroni
710.6
L1.35
OWN
Piscuri
337.6
5.41
Moreni-Piscuri
740,0
14,87
Bucsani
308.9
4,95
160.0
3,22
Clodeni
1.3
0.02
1,3
0.03
Ochiuri
266.2
4?27
21000
4,22
Baicoi
51.9
0.83
140,0
281
Liliesti
55.5
0.89
78,0
1,57
Tintea
1,093.3
17.52
1,360J0
27.33
Pitigaia-Gura Draganeasa
1202
0.20
20-.0
0.40
Campina
28.7
0.46
30,0
0,60
Bustenaria-Chiciura-Bordeni
117.6
1?88
Grausur-Calinet-Bustenaria
12.5
0,25
Chiciura-Gropi-Tontesti
62,0
125
Bordeni-Reeca
2.2
0.04
Runcu
97.2
1.56
Scortina-Runcu
56,0
1.13
Scaios1
1,3
0.02
0.4
0,01
Copaceni
14,5
0.23
Copaceni-Opariti
14.0
0,28
Magurele
1,1
0.02
4.0
0.08
Margineni
52.5
0.84
80.0
1.61
Aricesti
27.6
0.44
5.0
0,10
Boldesti
694,0
11.12
590.0
11,86
Ceptura
11.11
?38620
7 16_
Ploesti Region
6,152,2
98.59
4,890.4
98.29
Sarata
64
0.10
Sarata-Monteoru
6.4
0,13
Arbanasi
35.3
0,57
Policiori-Arbanasi
as,
. JaA.
0.68
va.....**41?111
Buzau Region
41,7
0?67
40,0
0,81
Bacau Region
46.1
0.74
44.6
0,90
RUM IA
6.240,0
100,00
4/975.0
100100
9:409A+1.
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(conVd)
Slammed,o T
411146400.1PWAPIM?SUMIWYMNAMSKPAN.,*.em,..,....gyft.pw,........0.W0,7,,,,... 0,.....o,,,,,.,..Ang"............,....,..., ,
,,,....., M...att S
oi,,,ra
Cumulative
Area Year 1946 :11mrall. 1946
of - Percent Percent
D5G09WNZ IlYantlAY "12-k1A1 gMAPt117 to19,01
is
Fiforitta-Resvad-Ochiuri-)
Gura Ocnitei-Mbreni-
Ghidovoni-Pineuri-
Ochiuri-Wlea-Voovozilor)
Pucsani
Clodeni
Doicesti
tnithhil Rosu
af,Floresti
V./Bsicoi-Liliesti-Tintca
Plliposti de Padure
Fitigaia-GuraDraganeasa
Campina
Dustenaria-Runcu
Scaiosi
Copaceni
/1.tgurole.4tilsesti
-9/14atita-Atamsti
M,rgineni
Aricesti
Boldesti-Poulesti-Harsa
Ceptura-Uriti
Other Ploesti Fields
Ploosti Region
Sarota-flonteoru
Arbanasi
Dorca
Dunau Region
Zames-Taz/au
Stanesti-Solont
Toscani
Other Dacau fields
Dacau Region
almatures Region
MANIA
1903
1933
1897
1912
1903
1943
1868
1910
1938
1884
1857
1930
1904
1938
1899
1935
1921
1922
1913
1,720.2 40.45
131.2 3.09
Depleted Depleted
71.4 1.68
955.8 22.01
163.3 3.84
16.2 0.38
27.5 0.65
69.6 1.64
0,2 0.01
18.4 0.43
3.2 0.08
32.4 0.76
1,9 0.04
464.7 10.93
415.9 9,78
83,344.6
5,794.7
80.3
12.6
4.0
130.4
14,534.1
975.4
134.1
40680.4
15,267.6
16.7
348.4
6.8
13.8
765.8
1,103.1
14,464.1
8)653.1
4,079.9 95.96 151,217.1
1869 3.7 0.09 530.2
1869 2.1?0 0.49 20321.7
1903 _24,0
?1860
2860
1860
118.7
33.8
6.5
Depleted
2.79
0.79
0.15
Depleted
3,102.9
864-.1
697.9
135.4
A66.02
53.3 1.25 2164.1
1919 ..P.9.0.9124....142124.9.7tak1.5..
4,251.9 100.00 _156,484.6
rno7iai-;;17e7Ta1le 3 follow on pc. 320 ,
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3.70
0.05
0.01
Negligible
0.08
9,29
0.62
0.09
2.99
9.76
0.01
0.22
Negligible
0.01
0.49
0.70
9.24
5.53
96,63
0.34
1.48
_2,46
1.98
0,55
0.45
0.09
1.39
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lapu
1947
Porcont
PaR1442 19-1E41
Basvaci-Ochitirq
547.2
07
Gu.ra--00211 tot
ibrerii-Ghlreloveni-Plociu"1.- )
626,,0
16.10
Filiposti de Pcvduro-Itrginenl.)
655 ? 5
16.86
927,8
236
13o1des ti-Poalesti :nroa
423,3
10.89
Coptura--Urloti
399
10.27
Other Ploesti fie1eis
jarza
Ploosti Region
307153
95.55
Raz= Itogion
119.6
3.08
Bacon Region
1
3.483.2
PeIvicamirociv_latasa..kr_Statnizations ;iya
Pro4uo:Ixtrr .jsz[jz
Soirrompetrol
I Anitonip,
ib.1.13.ovo
as. 28
100?00
Porcont
.9,3t3Pai..ttY
1057
2"6
4,206
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Patrellarm Pr07:0110,471^71 .1114e0m 41.1 P.""^""
v'gT1..,?(allatel*
Pomo-A -
.1.7..qtatAtIr.
Svond 122,14farttz
..,"orcont
Ciumtity tottg,?
rjx,flukzu.
Percent
ourztity.
GTt1Thj?OTt
PlOGSti (rter A
(.egicn 3:1)'
ILA.
IT P
124, 9
,a,:i8,,r1
32.5
671
tota 3574
100,0
383,8
200.0
77.1.2
100.0
it7amIADLP7J414.S.149tISIAV.
tirlrti
78.1
11.4
83.4
1.1,6
3.61.5
1L4
Domes ti
8?,5
12.9
89,7
12.4
178.2
12,7
Czvanina-xi.
i
4,0?,,,
4,1
323
4.6
61.6
4,4
Datcoi
20/4...6
29,7
1.9", .2
26.7
397.8
28.2
Horeni
716.5
16.9
222,4
16.
238.9
16.9
Targovisto
46,2
6.:.7
62.5
sr, 6
1e8.7
7.7
Datil xri
201' 4.
...,15.41
lja-.J.
...211.5.
lukisl
..),14,2
Fis)sati ilroa(.)6
,5
969
696,2
96,?3
110362.7
96,6
Doren. (Buzau
- 23;v1
_IA
...._2:61.4
......3-1
......21:..0
___2.2,4
Total
&V ,0
10).0
722. 6
100.0
141O6
100.0
Moldova
14.2
R1J1NIA
1049.2
1.420,6
2,169, 8
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Petroleum Production by Aroaa in Thinania
Clo.60.11,01.100PXY1.0.40...-.111Er,*.4.1001W1 iliKAross
lant,torittl:,,,P11,11-?,#(0),..tfArztetl
Ur10,5..
Doldest:i
Campine,
Balcoi
kXCCTLt
Tt.a.vvi
Ociduri.
Moesti Arca
&Tea (Buzau)
Producing
A:CAW-W.49A
Ploesti Arca
Buzau Area
tinntenia
iloldotro
Sovrompetrol
Ft Ifr1f
_
Parcont
,guantiAty to Total.
1,362.7 62.8
, 2,P
1 410.6 65.0
80e0 I US....29.6.(2.
or cont
145,1
172,6
64A
342,4
2151
174,8
21244
114333,5
1,382,3 100.0
10.5
12,5
4.6
24?0
15.6
124,6
lec-La
049L
18.0
__24.11Z
2v3A9,e
0,8
knQiiRIA2n.
kg.911
Percent
Sti,a42,tity. ip_total
:i3p333.5
23,..922_11pc,(40,11.9,n
ElIg.t.U4K
Percent
.9,PDAti.V tozi,
58.2
60.3
0.8
1o0
_31,2
o
k_v__19/42
l'oreant
gRAntl&Z
306.6
u..0
350.8
12,6
125.7
4,5
740.2
26.5
454,0
16,2
283,5
10.1
21,696,2
96.5
29792.9
100?0
1.9?kel
Percent
atcaLtily
to too tp..1
2,696.,2
60.4
_242.
2,792.9
62.6
36.3
laala
4,462.,1
100,0
Pq&PE4 401. 2=1
Percont Porcent
iitigpt4x, _ to tottg guantit,zr
tall111 Dri-Wro. Digoziate,
Cirlati 165,9
liolettN:sti 172.7
Carapina 6832
fticoi 385.9
221.4
Targovisto 215.8
Cchiuri 2.1.2
Plops ti Area 1 ? 443,0
Berea (Buzau)
1.4% ,6
21,1
11,5
4-6
25,7
14.8
14,4
96.3
100.0
3165.5
:1()7?40
62?6
378.f.3
:225.2
235.7
122a
1p434.7
491.4
11,1
4.2
25.4
15,,1
15.8
96.2
_1
100.0
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1-?-2-e-kri
331.4
11..1
339,7
11.4
130.8
4.4
764?7
25.6
446.6
14.9
45L5
15.1
422,0
as_
2?877.7
JZ2
2,990.,0
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Petroleum _ Ailut1b !4o i
ows.ramitnutosor. t.serohtiv,..........mmontmemtweate, gez,66..".4iii4F4441W.
Pro4u0m_lip44g3.04
Ploonti Aron
Biu Arm
Nuntonia Total
Sovromnetrol
flbldovo
RUMIUTIA
11=za
1857-1938, inclusive
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
- 1947
1948*
1949*
1950*
1857-19509 inclusive'
Liffita-Ta----
12-5.41-14
23871;1
2990?0
1,564?0
4,600?,0
OUATITITY
1150006
6,240
5-,834
5,602
5,338
4:975
4,576
4,?662
4,252
3,888
41206
44462
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/73g,341
l'orcorit
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wea.agrassurzsmers.babm................rateraftrawas.........mternmaNsatwureownalonsawsamsmaotaziegaboameaftsesmain.pozracaanamclauudissowimasuommo*mek zo.aosiD
The main Vbrenl-Gura Oonitel East sector was reportedly opened in 19031)
while corresponding dates aro 1927 for the Ptscuri-Piscuri forth sectori,
1929 for the Gtrca Oenitei West sector, and 1934 for the Calinesti-
Ditesti sector. Records indicate that oil was obtained from hand-dug
mils in noroni .prier to 1855.
Oil was possibly discovered in 3933 in noresti, but was presumably
not e7mloitod until 1943.
oft The first oil was poJoible discovered in 1860 in this area; the first
exploitation appears to have been delayed until 1868?
The first comlernial production in the world is credited to the
Boldosti field in 1857, and this field is still producing; a minor
field called Oolibasi (Dambovita Province) reportedly began to be
exploited at about the sane tine, but Colibcsi is on rocord as depleted
in 1931. Records show that oil vas obtained from pits dug by hand
in oil seepage zones in the Boldosti area, as early as 1844.
In the Pacureti field on a snal1_d tightly folded anticline structure
in this area block, oil is said to have been first obtained from
wells dug br hand in seepaos, br:ore the first commercial well ms
drilled in 1904.
Including 1948 productions obtained from areas, prior to the 1948
operation of the same areas by the designated State organizations after
nationalization.
gif The Ploosti (Campine?) operating region is reported to consist of areas
at Baieoi, Tintea, Floresti, Plavia (F3.avia2)? Moldovo.
The MOreni Operating Region is reported to consist of areas. at Moreni?
Targoviste, Teis, Oehiuri? Buesarl.
N.A. - data not available.
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40
a,:zzaj_. GeolJim.s.L112,3 cjacti_z_e P,egjalt?
True Tertiary sands 3onntitute the Important oil-emodHctive
formations in the :Rumanian oilfields,. The forriations known as the lieotic
and Dacic are by far the most productive, with the Dceic of less importance
compared to the Meotic? Belov the overburden Pliocene Levantine forrsationt.
the typical productive formations are as fellows, listed in order of
:increasing are:
Form:Um:11
Dacic (Declare) Pliocene PloestieBuzau
Pantie (Pontiart) Pliocene Prahova
iootic Pliocene- Ploesti., Buzau, Breen
3a.martion (Scrmatic) Illocene Ploestis, lbramtHres
Helvetian Miocene Prahaval Donau
Oligocene Oligocene Prahovas, Bacau
Eocene Eocene Bacon
Anticlinal folds are the featured productive structures in the
Rumanian oilfields., The anticlines are emetimes .simplea but are often complex:
they sometimes appear as diaper folds and in eome cases they have been reported
as anticlinoriums,. Other reported data indicate trends to dome structures
with que.quaversal dip.. The actual oil deposits .1:tky occur on synclines or
.monoclines in certain instances... Complex faulting is quite comment, and another
predominant feature is the presence of intrusive dikes or stocks, often
associated witl, dieper folds.
SemstraP,21ysical Fegtures elf Pripcin.al
The following condensed summaries are preparedsupon Icsis of a
fixed pattern of intell.ience data,, Where items of the indicated pattera for
a given area are omitted or are not mentioned in those starlarieso the 'perti-
nent details are at present not available?
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In the .;31coi-Tintea area block of the toreni-Bricoi trona, the
Mr.-1,t-oi-Liliesti-Tinten fields are sitrated o an anticline-syncline struc-
ture. This structure exists along an ea't-west trending thrust fault through
which salt, has Intruded and locqlly distended Itself,. The central area
was thus broadened as a salt stock, with the thrust fault ?tending out
from either end, Oil reservoirs nre found on both the upthrown and down-
thrown sides of the fault; the most prolific areas are along the fault, on
the oast and west of the snit mass. 'Lotto sands bear oil throughout the
area,. Dacic sands are oil reservoirs at the eastern and western extremities,
while local oil accumulations occur in the steeply dipping, violently folded
and faulted Miocene beds below the Pliocone-ra,ocone mnconformity, With pre-
vailing clay section arid complex distort-ion, the producing formations appear
to offer poor prospects for deeper oil pools In those fields
,-
Producing depths in the
600 to 90000 feet, with an aver
Daico:1$4liesti-Tintoa fields rant-e from
age pay thickness of at least 200 feet in the
oil-bearing formntions,, Standard Oil intoreEts alone had drilled about 230
polls in the area prior to nation;lization. On / January 3946 the total pro-
ductive area was about 850 acres (744 acres in Standard Oil holdings).,
The Florestl field torrent% es the Baicoi-Tintea block on the vest, and
it is an area similar to that of t;) BaLcoi-/illosti-TintotT fields, in that
salt has intruded upwa.d along a t! 'rust plane and locally distended itself,
but not as widely as in the more en tern aria, Pay sands exist on the south
or under thrust side of the strrctin), below the northward sloping salt mass.
fleotic sands are oil reservoirs with some oil also found in Miocene beds;
no commeroirl oil has been rleorted fron the Opole, Producing depths range up
to 9,000 feet; Standard 012)s interert was reltricted to 49 productive acres
bore with actual Standard Oil participatton ix a total of only 5 wells.
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The eastern extremity of the Westorr part of the hbreni-Baicoi
? trend? ie the Mbreni-Gura Ocnitei area, is in the Piscari-Ocolnita-
Ditesti-Calinesti anticline, or syncIine-anticline, constituting a fold with
thrust to the south. Local salt intrusions pierce the core of this
and
structure /diagonal faults of rinor character are present. In the
easternmost (Calinent) and central (Ditesti) fields of the anticline,
the Standard Oil interests had holdinr of only 49 acres in a total of 540
or more reported 1 January 19460 uith Standard oil participation in only
22 of the wells drilled prior to nationalizatloro Neotic formations are
productive et depths of from 5,000 to 7,300 feet In the Calinosti-Ditesti
fields, with average pay thicimoss of 50 feet; there are scattered shows of
oil also present in the Niocenc beds? Together with the Piscuri North field
situated outside of the anticline, to the north of the westernmost or
Piscuri field of the structure, the entire P:v.scuri field comprises a structural
high area of the lioreni salt block. In the Piscuri-Piscur:t North fields,
the ?belie and Dade sands are productive at depths of from 1,000 to 6,000
feet. Standard Oil had interests in f)00 proCactive acres, and in a total of
91 wells drilled in the two fields.
The Noreni-Gura Ocnitei fields are likewise located upon the general
syncline-anticline of the 17oreni-Balcoi trend western area, formed as a fold
with thrust toward the south. The Gura Ocnitei :1`ost-Moreni-Noreni North Zields
locally comprise a thrust with salt intruded along the crostal portion of a
separate anticline. These fields togethe2 constitute an eastern soctor?
separated from the Guru Ocnitei Uest field by a diagonal fault. In the
eastern sector anticline, the north flank is short and stoop while the
south flank is long and gentle, The major pact of the oil deposits are
prosent on the south flank. The Dacia and Ebotic sands are well-devolord in
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the eastern nectar and l'ave bean pro:1111c oil reeenvoirs there, Moroni-
Gura Ocnitei area production began on the southern flonk in this eastern
sectors in shallow Docic wells drilled next to tzio salt mass, There
was subsequent deoper Nettie nroductlon in the svm localitys following
the Neotic formations down the din, Production since 1903 has spread out
east and nest from norenly along the structural trend In the Moreni-Gura
Ocnitei arca. Production depths mine from 1,000 to 7,000 feet in the
Gura Ocnitei Fest-noreniericreni North fialdo, Standard Oil interests in
that area applied to a total of 222 wells drilled on 493 productive acres.
On 1 ;anuary 19460 the Morelli field was reported to consist of 3,700
productive acres s with an avezace pte:o thickness of 300 feet in the reservoir
sands; for the timani North field the corresponding values were 1,100 acres
and 90 feet of average thicknons; and for the Qum Ocnitei fields ltogether
1,300 acres end 150 feet of average thicnness, In the Gura Ocnitei Pest
fie1d0 Standard Oil had interosts in a total of 43 wells drillod on 494
productive acres,.
'bale and Miocene (Holvetien) sands are productive in the Gura
Ocnitei West field. An angular Pliocene-Miocene unconformity exists in the
strata sequence of this field) representing a stratification discontinuity
otherwise prevailing in the lloreni-Bnicol trend and in moot of the Ploesti
Reeion sediments in senora'L. The salt intrusive does not penetrate the
Pliocene in sone cases in the Gura Ocnitei West field in perticulcrs nnd the
Meiotic (Pliocene) oil may have migrated upward from original accumulation
in the inocone? hiocone production has been available in the field since
19380 but has been indicated to be none too satisfactory? The productive
Helvetian formations are mostly confined to the central portion of the field
where the Helvetian series contains porous bodes, 675 to 820 feet below the
Mottle. By midyear 19480 154 wells were reported drilled below the neotic
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into the qi030ne; 78 of these wells were in good structural location,
but of the 7e only half proved to be commercial Miocene producers.
Productive depths have been reported to be from 1,300 to 5,000 feet in
the Gura Ocnitel fields.
The Gura Ocnitoi West field is separated by a fault from the
Ochluri field, located on an anticline on the north. Production has
extended westward from the Gura Ocnitoi fields into the Ragvad and Teis
areas? with the Pliocene beds becoming successively thinner and less
favorable in general oil prospects westward..
Tho Bucsant field is a domel and anticlinal fold featured by
faultinn. A small area of salt Intrusive exiets beleu the Pliocene-
Miocene contact in the structure,. The fleotic sands aro productive in the
field, at depths of from 5,000 to 7,300 feet; the productive area was
reported to be one of 3,900 acres on 1 January 1946 with an average thick-
ness of 30 feet in the pay sands. Minor quantities of oil and gas are
obtained from the crestal pertion of the structure. Standard Oil interests
were confined to a total of 23 wells, drilled on 185 productive acres.
The Dragenecsa-Rnneu structural trend is related, (a) to the
regional Draganeasa fault, trending to the northeast from the west, and
then eastward, and (b) to a shorter regional fault trending northeastward
through the Chiciura-Runcu block so that the two faults intersect on the
oast of the productive area of the trend, These faults were thrusts at lou
angles, producing monocline fault structures?
The Pitigaia field was listed to have 580 productive acres, pro-
ducing from depths as shallow as 'TO feet, with an average pay thickness
of 140 feet, 1 January 1946, fleotic and possibly Miocene (Helvetian) form-
ations are productive in thwPitigeia-Dragneasa fields?. production was at
first thought to be all from the hiocene, The final interests of the
Standard 013 in the Pitigaia-Dragoroas- field consisted of five wells,
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drilled to depths of from 4,300 to 5,500 feet, on 169 peouuctive acres,
The oil is accumuleted on the southeast or doun side of the thrust in the
area, A minor thrust fault eelste just south of the naen
eo 1 Januere 1946 the Busteneria-Ohiciuraeauncu areas were
listed te heee 5,250 acre cAve? preductne at depths of from 100
to 2,500 feet, uith an ay eleee pay tUckness of 160 feet in the reservoir
beds, Peeductien comes from the Dacia, otic, Oligocete and possibly
Helvetian sends in the vrrious fields; Standard Oil interests controlled
4201 produetive acres it.. the areas, and had drilled 102 wells for oil
by the time of nutionalizaticre
The e'ereineni field is an anticline with gentle dip prevailing
in tee beds, ereseed ter e number of nermal faults? The structure is bounded
on the north by a high-angle thrust eavet,, flbetio and Mioeene (Sormation)
sands are productive hut the Mbotii seriee is poorly developed., The
upper and loeee members ei the Ebotic have produced gas and distillate,
and seall amounts of oil have come from a basal thin sand in the neatic in
a few wells, The eacic has also produced gas,
Most of the largineni oil has been furnished by Miocene formations,
The Miocene =min are well developed on the southern MIA wedge of the
structure? and are productive in the southeeetern portion of the field,
Miocene beds are eently disturbed on the southern flanker, they are only
slightly steeper than the over/yine Ebotic strata, so that the latter
truncate the Miocene beds, leaving the Miocene sands as reservoir. Meotic
and Miocene sands are invaded by water on the northern !lank of the yeti-
ciine. The Nargineni field actually developed as only a small producer,
probably now exhausted. The cverage pay thiesness has been reported as 20
;7est9 at depths from 6,000 to 79500 feet,, The final Standard Oil interest
in this fold consisted or 31 wales drilled on 580 productive acres-,
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TheAricesti reservoir etraoture ie a dem in coatour? with ealt
stock an cemelicated faultina prevent,. The calt stock may ho a local
intrusive in a aseerel anticline-syaeline structuee? coming in along a
regional fault zone sietrierly as in the Moreni-Baicoi trend. The
firicesti field was a minor productive area, however, and is probably now
depleted&, leeetic sande are productbe in the field, yielding gas fram the
upper members and oil from the lower. Productive depths are listed at
from 4000 to 7,400 feet?, with avereae pay thickness of 30 feet. Reports
show. 1,000 productive acres in the field on 1 Jmnuary 1946, Standard Oil
had final field interest in 17 wale, drilled on 420 productive acres.
The prolific ?Boldesti field is situated on an anticlire with
strike east and vest, and with the aorth flenk under thrust along a fault
simi1ar3y as in the Vargineni field, The overburden Levantine beds are
ges-beering; gas is also obtained from the Dacia and the uppermost sande of
the flhotic, Oil is accumulated in the lower three sand complexes of the
Ileotie, On 1 janurry 19a the field was reported to have 5,000 productive
acres, producing at depths from 500(X) to 90000 feet r from pay sands averaging
90 feet in thickness. Standard Oil -Interests had drilled 179 wells in the
field by the time of nationalizations, on 10581 productive acres.
The Ceptura reservoir structure is a prominent anticlinal fold in
the sedinentaries, featured by a large thrust fault alona the southern
flank. The northern flank has been dissected by minor nornal faulting after
the oil had already accumulated. In the southwest in the Urlati area, there
is thrust at the crest of the anticline, overriding the soath. Mbst of the
oil comes fran the three sand complexes of the Mbotic; the Dacic is barren.
The Miocene beds are much distorted, folded, and faulted, but they neverthe-
less carry shcus of oil, especially in limeatones in the fractured crestal
portion of the anticline. Reports show that the field had 2,100 productive
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acme ou 1 january 19461, producing at depths of from 2p400 to 5?000
feet, with avorae pay thickness of 110 feat in the reservoir beds.
Standard Oil controlled 1,250 acres in the Ooptura-Or/ea fields? with
154 wells drilled for oil by the time of nat:tonalizat5rn, Tho Orlea
field is on an extension of the Ceptura anticline. This anticline
strikes eastward through the Orlea ,Ueld; the strike bends to the north-
eastward on the east, passing through the Coptura field.
The Paoureti-natita trend is along the Pacureti-Natita regional
fault, trending east and west with thrust southward. The Pacureti struc-
ture is a small, tightly folded anticline formed on the south of the
fault, possibly by drag; this fold is underlain by another thrust, whore the
lower movement occurred at low angle. Standard Oil intorasts developed
practically all of the Paeureti field, with a total of 14 wells drilled
on 279 productive acres prior to nationalization. Producing depths have
been reported at from 2?000 to 50000 feet, with 180 feet average thick-
ness in the pay sand, an unusually sandy phase of the Pentie. The Docio
and possibly the Mootie have yloldod minor quantities of oil at the
shallower depths.
The recurele field produces from the fleotic? in a thrust foolt
structure located southwestward along the main fault from Paoureti in the
same structural trend. Oroditul thiar broueht in the Eagurele discovery
well in 1938, while the Standard Or'. Neopetrol subsidiary appears to have
cowleted another oell in the field at about the same, Ume. The n41eesti
field lies at the western end of the structural trend vest of Ilacurole,
Among the sevoral remaining ninor fields in the P/oesti Regtonv the
Doicesti, Peden/ Vochi? and Sorani fields are located upon anticlines. A
Valea Boului anticline is known to branch of to the north from the eart-west
trending Peden/ Vochi anticline; the strike ia northward and to the east in
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the Velea Poului structures situated between Podeni VecA and Pacureti-
Nana. Still another anticline with northeastward trend lies between
Coptura ar Podeni Vochi, It is an unexploited anticline known as
Tatarul.
Uith trends northeastward in fallts and anticlines the Sarani
antielife Jo located south of a region's; fault having thrust to the
southeast in Prahoval near the Buzau border northeastward from Pacureti?
Suranl anticlt/a/ fold lios between the Sarani structure and the fault
on the north,. A Soimari anticlinal structure extends across the boundary
into BUZ7d, betw:en the Sarani and Pacureti fieldsp and a Laos Robesti
anbielthe lies ii, BUZUU east of Pacureti. Tn Ueribovita the new Seta
Seacl field may bo situated upon an anticline called Bratesti,trending
met and west,
The followf?ng minor Ploosti Region fields have been reported pro-
ducing from Meotic ilands?, Filipoti de Padures Campinas Scalosio Copaconi,
Doicestip and Gloderi, The Buzau Region fields apparenUy all produce
from the Meotic?
In the Toscani (Toscausiv or Tetcani) field of the Bacau Regions
Standard Oil interests produced nearly 30,000 tons or oil from 35 wells
drilled to Uficene (Helvetian) productive sands before abandoning the
field. A test well nas drilled by Standard Oil in 1943, with good pros-
pects indicated; deeper production was considered to be possible from
Olicocene reservoirs., A cumulative production of 135,4 thousan0 metric
tons of oil has been reported from Helvetian sends in the Totcanf!
;-Itanderd Oil had 299 acres or proved productive area in the field, repro-
Dentin- 60% of the structure.
Otherwise in the Bacau Region the Zenes-Tazlau and Stanetti-Solont
field have been reported productive from Oligocene sands. The 14x.nosti
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field is currently the chief producing area in the region az far as knosn,
producing fromJbotc? Oligocon4 and Eocene sands. Sovrompetrol has
reported extensive new discoveries in the region, but the reality of this
is questionable. On 1 January 1946 the Noinesti-Lucacesti ficlCs were
reported to have "proved productive area of 275 acres,. containing pay
sands averaging 40 feet in effective thickneasp producing at depths from
200 to 1,000 feet in an anticlinal emoturs.
Based upon estimates made by the Rumanian corporation knoun as
Romano-Amaricanao a former pperating subsidiary of the Standard. Oil Company
(New Jersey),) the proved Rumanian crude petroleum reserves were reported
thus as of 1 January 1947:
EsTBIATED. nTROLEUMBETiavEs
Area
T.11 p
ytweaboomanwacrearsbormr,fes.4.011........0
Ochiuri-Gura Ocnitei 1,:est
Mbreni-Gura Ocnitai Zast ?
Ditesti-Calinesti-Floresti.
Buesani
Balcol-Tintea
Pitigaia-Campina-Runeu
Pacureti
Itrgineni
Aricesti
Boldesti
Ceptura,-Orlea
Ploesti fields
Ploosti Region
Buzau Region
Bacau Region
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irlajW41.0).?11(21
92Mtliq.
trLL
Percent
10p432
14.99
15,92C
22089
2,598
3.73
11,006
1.45
100958
15.75
6,241
8.97
436
0.64
912
1.32
363
0.52
9,138
13A4
6,786
9.75
604
O36
6%404
94.01
2,196
3.16
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In terms of peteentages-of the total these 1 Jnnunry 194i/reserves
be
were indicated tokontrolled by operating companies as shown
EPTERAThl PIZROLMEE BERV4S. IN MEDIA-
gpe_mang,Ssanany ciumz,
Percent
12-12t21
Astra-Romano 21,1
Sospiro (Societe Anonyms de Petrol)
Shell Interests 24,2
Steuna Romano
Unirea
24.0
Other British Interests 21,1
Romano-Americana, Agentia Americana, Etc., 14.0
60spiro (Societe Anonyms de Petrol)
Staneend Oil (New Jersey) Intereste 17.1
Concordia 9.7
Creditul Minter 8.6
Colobia 5.3
Prahova 23
I, R. D. P.
Sovramostrol Group 29.6
state 0,8
Other Comnanies
Miscellaneous Rumanian Interests 0,
Although later reserve data have not become available for separate
areas, the estimate for the current total- proved Romanian reserves has been
substantially reducod?-not only by the estimated /7,156 ,bhousand metric tons
produced from 1947 through 1950, incausivo? but also by an additional
7,081 thousand metric tons, to evel the currently published estimate of
45033 thousand metric tons for remaining proved petrolenm reserves in Rumania
as of 1 Jnnuary 1951. This indicates a net loss in ultimWAs recovery of
7,081 thousand netrie tone over and above any new reserves oupposedly dis-
covered since 1946. Of this net loss, 29526 thousand metric tons was
applied as of mid-year 1948 by the Standard Oil Company uith respect only
to thoso properties in which it had an interest.
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The published estimate of 459333 thousand metric tons of proved
petroleum reserves for mUrAnnia as of 1 January 1951 is leas than one-half
of one percent of the corresponding total world reserves. There iz general
evidence thot this estimated valve in veamomblv correct.
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7. Recent Oil Exacration and Develfrompt j
Spveral minor new oilfielas? but no new fields of conse-
quence except for Floresti, were opened up in Rumania after the close of
World War I/ and before the nationalination of the oil industry. Available
details for some of these minor new oilfields are summarized as follows.
These data were generally current 1 Jonuary I9490 The reported density of
drilling is extraordinarily high an one of the acreages.
In the western or DLmbovita portion of the Moreni-Gura ()coital area
block in the Noreni-Baicoi trendrimediately west of the Onra Ocnitei
fields, a now flasvad field had a productive area of about 30 acres in 1948,
This new field Is inferred to be distinct from an older and larger productive
area also wiled Rasvad. The new field is located in hilly country between
the villages of Rasved do Joe and Rasvad do this, with the latter hamlet
situated about 5 miles northeast of Targoviste, After prospecting in 1946,
a well was completed in the spring of 1947 in the field:, producing from a
sand at a depth of 3,900 feet. Ten Imre wells were started in the spring
of 1948, with four of the wells completed as producers by the end of the
year. Potential annual oil production of about 146 thousand metric, tons
vas then reported from tl!,s,
A test well in 1r,145 reportedly identified a new noilfield * distinct,
from the older productive area generally called Viforata. This new field
is situtted on the southeast of the village of Viforata? a suburban settle-
ment just one mile north of Targoviste proper, on the banks of the lalomita.
The 1945 discovery well in this new Viforata field VW noted to have a
flowing potential of 150 tons of oil per hour (?)p with oil struck at n
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depth of about 2,500 feet. Seven more wells were supposed to have been
started in /946 with drilling equipment supplied by the aaviets. The pro-
ductive area of the new field in 1948 wan reported to be about 640 acres*
The Gorgota oilfield of Dambovita was indicated to comprise 20
acres of productive area in 1948. The discovery well of the region was
completed as a prodvcer at a depth of about 4,000 feet in the fall of
1947. Seven welle vere drilled in r,he new field by midyear 1950 (three
dry and four producers),. By the ene, of 1948 two wells had been completed
as producers, while the otheravewells were then scheduled; natural
flow potential from the two wells was reported at that tIme to be about
44 thousand metric tons of oil per year*
Oil was discovered in a best well at 2,500 feet in the Doicesti
field in 19430 but the first productive well was not completed until 1945.
sixteen other wells wore drilled in the new field by March 1946, with a
potential annual oil production of about 73 thousand metric tans reported*
No additiorsl drilling woe indicated in the field prior to 1949c, The
field then had c productive area of about 10300 acres*
Oil was discovered in 1947 in the new field at Glodeni, in distinction
to the older field alreaCy alrploited. This new pool was at a depth of
about 30000 feet. Additional drilling was being carried on in the new
field by the close of 19480 with one productive oil well conpleted at a
rated potential of about 7,500 metric tons per year,,
The Edora oilfield was prospected in 1945, with oil-bearing sands
identified at depths of 40000 and 4,600 feet. Twenty-six producing wells
were completed in the new field in 1946 and 1947, giving an annual potential
of about 110 thousand metric tons of oil.
The new Cheboosa field produces from sands at about the same depths
as at Edera. Choboam was prospected in 1946. ExploraVon wells were
avilledin194(10 and sevon exploitation wells were put down in 1947,
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resulting in a total annual rated pctential of about 26 thousand
metric tons of oil. The 0heboosa productive area was reported to
cover about 13 acres In 1948.
At Valea Lunga another now oilfie16 was reported to have about
76 acres of productive area in 1948. 1945 prospecting had indicated
oilsands at a depth of 59250 feet in this field.. Exploraion wells
were drilled in 1946? and six exploitation wells were drilled during
the owner of 1947. The latter six wells were all completed as producere,
accounting for a rated potential of about 15 thousand metric tons of
oil per year.
The three sectors or the Drageneasa field were discovered in
1944. In 19480 the eectoc to the ueot of the village had a productive
area of about 23 acres; the sector to the southeast of the village, about
8 acres; and the one to the east of the village about 36 acres Producing
formations were found in the sector first mentioned, at a depth of 20300
feet; and in the second and tLIrd, at a depth of 5,600 feet. EXploration
wells were drilled in the first sector In 1946t rwenty exploitation wells
were completed by 1948 hut only six of these were productive (total
potential at about 11 tholsand metric tons or crude petroleum per year).
Exploration wells -wore put dour in the second sector in 19460 with soto
of them becoming: producers. Five exploitation wells were drilled by
19480 but only three of nem were CO Trieted as producers (total annual
potential of this oentor is about 9 thousand metric tons per year),..
Exploratten voile, e which some were productive, and oIx eltploitation uells9
4.productive0 wore completed in the third sector in 1947. The sector
had a yea/lj potential of about 11 thousand metric tons in 1948.
T'oe new Plata Campinei oilfield had a proved or productive area of
about 25 acres in 19480 viscovory unz made in 1945 '4th oilsand reported at
a depth of 0 feet. Thirty wells were completed in the field prior to
19489 with 17 of these productive, accounting for a potuntial or about 73
thousand metric tons per year.
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The more western sector of the Brebu oilfield was discovered in
1945, with oil-bearing formations found at depths of from 3,300 to 3,950 feet;
the more eastern sector was diacovered in 1946, with oilsands found at the
same depths, In 1948 the productive area was about 30 acres in the eastern
sector,and about 35 acres in the other? Exploration wells were drilled in
both sectors in 1947, and some of these came in as commercial producers
in the western sector0 Production wells were then put down in 1948? At
the close of 1948 four wells were productive in the eastern sector, while
14 smeller wells were producing in the western area ,? Each sector then had
a rated potential of about 55 thousand metric tons of oil per year? Other
wells were being. drilled in the western sector in 19480
Fourteen new oil-productive areas of minor extent are thus indi-
cated to have been exploited in Rumania in the period from 1945 through
1948, These 14 areas were reported to show a total potential annual oil
production of about 636 thousand metric tons, omitting the unusually
large and probably erroneous value inferred for the new area called Viforata.
Twelve of the areas were indicated to have a total productive or proved
area of about 2,236 acres; acreage values for the new Glodeni and Mere
fields are not available0 Most of these new areas are not indicated to be
effectively productive prior to 1948, and their productions are therefore
not usually reflected in the statistics before 1948,
Upon proved areas held by Standard Oil interests in June 1948
no undrilled locations were considered to be available. For deeper pools and
fields extensione in the productive holdings of this cozpany, the prospects
were coreidered to be mostly poor, and at the best in a few cases, only fair
In extensive exploration carried on throughout the sedimentary basins since
the time of nationalization of the oil industry, with this prospecting done
by Red Rumania and doviet itussia agencies, the only important and certain new
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oil production has been confined to the Targoviste field, an extension of
the Gura Ocnitei fields A new minor productive area may be in the Suta
3oaca fields. and the Gormunists hRve recently announced that prodigious
but quite improbable new reserves have been discovered on the Yoldavia plains
near Becan Other purported new discoveries have alread, been mentioned,
in the Maramures, Salaj (northwestern Traneelvania), Arges, Olt, and Valcea
Provinces as well as in the Banat
Intensive Communiet petroleum weloretaons have been reportedly con-
centrated in the Provinces or Judetal3 of Bacau, Botosani, Iaranures? SalaL
Ciuc, Odorhei, Arges, Olt, Valcea, Gorj? and Bihor. Various new oil dis-
coveries have been reported in these Provinces? in audition to those above
noted.
The new Targoviste field is indicated to be within an exAoretion area
of lbout 15,000 acres, although the unknown value for proved area is evidently
much smaller since the field is reported to be about equivalent to Bucsani
in reserves? The productive Targoviste area may be in four sectors, with
each in the vicinity of a village The Targoviste field was originally dis-
covered by the Germens during 4orld ;;ar II; 5ovrompetro1 began teeting. the
field May 1946, after discovery of German records, and began exploitation
Parch 19/4.7 Me:or development of the field did not c)cur until after June
1948. The Comnunists thus did not actually discover the Targoviste field,
but merely began developing it; they proved that more reserves than the
Nazis suspected were present, and that earlier Rumanian wildcatting had not
been deep enourh?
In the uta Seaca field Sovrompetrol apparently had one well producing
prior to 1950 with a rated potential of about 7,300 metric tons per year0
tour other wells were supposed to be then drilling in the field with plans
reported for further exploitation.
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Soviet interests appear to favor the Bacau Region for exploitation,
possibly because of proxileity to the US31 Standard Oil Tetcani field
holdings in this region were abanuoned after 1945, The Soviets cleim dis-
covery of new Baceu oil reserves equal to those of the Ploesti Re; ;i..r1, with
the productive potential of the &loan Region now 80 Limes that of 194t.',
equivalent thus to about 34 million metric tons per year considerable
known eeoloeic ,!ata do not support tlis claim although deeper orouuction
has been indicated to be possible in the area,
All known productive areas of Rumania are on the decline with respect
to potential, It is probable that the Soviets will continue to obtain some
new or additional production from these fields, by further stepouts from
them and by more drilling to deeper pools within the producing areas ? The
Tareoviste production was obtained in this manner, and it is not known that
the Corerunists have been able to appreciably increase the numanian pro-
duction in any other way,
Intensive exploitation of the Rumanian reserves is evident qnder
Soviet euidance, without conservation technioues apparent The reserves are
being tapped by promiscuous drilling Old and formerly abandoned wells are
being reopened.
Lajor exploitations of some of the older fields have been specifically
described in reports as summarized below.
The only significant increaee in production in 1950 was in the Tar-
goviate-Hasvad-Teis area, Considerable development is indicated in the
Teis field, in the 3'iocene oilsInds discovered in 1947 The iJoicesti field
appears to have become quite producive by further exploitation under
jovrompetrol, the organization that is said to eontrol the field.
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New wells have been drilled to a newly eiscovered pool at depths
of from 7,800 to 89200 feet in the southern end of the Floresti field, with
good production obtained. Annual potential of nearly 35 thousand tons per
well has been renorted from this horizon,
ra,lor runtenia exploitation has been reeorted in the Baicoi-Liliesti-
Tintea area, Good production has been obtained on the north flank of the
Baicoi field at a depth of 6,6u0 feet; 60 wells were drilled to the deeper
pool by 1950 h new productive zone was found in the Tintea field, at 10,500
feet below the surface. The deep Tintea pay W3S struck near the villae of
Hirsa.
In the spring of 1949 fourteen new oilwells were completed in the
field north of Campina, west of the main road from Ploesti to 3razov These
wells were said to have increased the Campina field production by 151 The
6ovieteRumanian firm called Creditui Linier, now in Sovrempetrol, had by ellen
brought in oilfield elliement from the Kuban-Kaikop area of the 113:5H,
Approximately 30 wells were completed to the deeper pay at 5,2u0 feet in the
Canpina field by 1950. About 26 thousand metric tons per year were pre-
viously produced from shallow zones in the field_
The !umanian Coemuniet regime has a Five-Year Plan in progress,
covering the period 1951-1955 in the joviet pattern,. The 1955 oals include
a crude production of 10 million metric tons with a total of 4,1 million feet
to be drilled in oilwells durine: that year. In the interval, the plan pro-
loses a wide application of secondary recovery techniques in the failing
itumanian oilfields; 30 extensive sec)ndery recovery practices have been actuallY
indicated in the fields to date. Bev thorna/ and catalmtis conversion charge
capacities. Catalytic conversion units are nevertheless not at present kame
to exist in Rumania. Purtherp a pipeline 132 miles long vas plannod to carry
nethane as from the Transylvnnia &wino over the Carpathimullmatains to the
Dacau Region. Irrprovenents 'Ind expansions more plmined ia lubo oil manu-
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It is evident that 6oviet Russia is r,pidly aainin!; absolute control
over the Rumanian oil induotry, even if this is not alraaty the fact The
3oviet-domin ovrompetrol organi_ation is flourishing at the expense of
all other petroleum acencies in Rumania, The 2untenia :roup and Rumanian
nationalist resistance are currently bltmed in Soviet propaganda, for the
oresent poor progress In augmentin the Rumanian crude petroleum production
-ives an account of a joviet threat
to Lake nvor the entire oil industry of .iumania through the a-ency of the
6oviet military milslon in Aicnarest, unless the production status raniuly
improves in the country" The joviets have rePortedl;' ordered the Rtananian
government to reduce lo all nationalized refiring in Rumania, and ship the
crude to a new refincrj constructed by the Soviets in Batum, with a crude
charge capacity of -,wo million tons per year in this plant.
Orillina activities in Rumania,
1Jri)led footaae st?ti.0,ics have been reportel in some detail
for patroleum developments in Rumania.. The rePorted data for recent years
are sumarized in the following table" The Rumanian Communiots are indicated
to have ov-rcome equiament shortages and other evident handicaps, sufficiently to
achieve significant increases in thefootaa,ea drilled compared to forner times
Rad ;Inr:nia hal attained new annual records in both the tatal and exploration
well footares drilied The ratio of exploratory to total drilling has been
much increaaed, and in view of the poor showinErs in the lroductian and
reserve increaaes attained to date, this expanded explorttion would seem to
indicate but araall prospects for future large petroleum discoveries in
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Rumania According to the current Five-Year aan Red .4umania has set an
ambitious oai for drillin,T, in 1955 far above what mif.,,ht be inferred to be
possible, considering the present limited facilities correlated with the
results of the past:,
in 19519 2,500 onwells were reported to be 7)roducing in
"umaniapcovering an exnloited (probable) area of about 1,2 million acres
in an exnloration (possible) area of about 5 willion acres. Known data
indicate that it is not posible, however, for the proved oil-productive
area to cover more than a small portion of the robbje expanse of sedi-.
mentaries,
On 1 Janury 1946 the proved or productive area of Rumania is
supposed to have included only lbout 26 thousand acres within the most
:Important fields,
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rootam it Iloilo Drinod rev Oil Ai*
Year
stii.r*.1.19aiirreople ca.usestrotaant,
Foot' e Drilled
Total
Exnloration
Ex91oitation
1936
1,679,000
1937 1/
1,292,000
1938.i
213,000
732,000
945,000
1939
.
840,000
1940
771,000
1941
830,000
1942 1/
1,128,000
1943
.1?120,000
1944
482,000
1945
82,000
433,000
515,006
1946
43,000
400?000
443,030
1947
125,000
407,000
532,00)0
1948 q
361,000
720,000
1,001,000
1949 f/
1,714,00J
1950 (Plan)
2,214,000
1955 (Plan)
1,804,000
2,296,000
4,100,000
124L3
..econd
rootlace
Drilled
First
Second
First
Or--Inization
Half
HAI
Total
half
Half
Total
Sovrompetrol
322,000
65?000
387,000
322,000 '
331,000
653,000
Iluntehia h/
458,000
142,000
600,000
480,000.
581,060
1?0.61000
Moldovo 1,/
26,000
-
26,000
-
Gth.-rs
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.68,09.,
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874,000
207,000
1,081,000
862,000
912,000
1?714,000
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These values presumably exclude footage in the wells primarily drilled
for gas. The 1947 and earlier values are compiled from reported and
recorded statistics that show some variation among themselves. The
later values are based unon reported estimates, with considerable
variation present in these data.
1957 was the year with maximum total footage indicated prior to
nationalization.
1938 was the year with maximum exploration drilling on record before
nationelization.
q/ 1942 wes the yeer with maximum footage drilled by Lazi occupetion
agencies.
ei Estimates for the total 1948 footage have varied from about 984,000 to
about 1,094,00U hstinateu have indicated a footage of 38r60t, in all
gas wells drilled in the Transylvania Basin during the yeer.,
f/ Estimates for the total 1949 footage have varied from about 1,575,0w to
about 1,771,000 The 1949 plan apearently projected a total drilling
footage of 1,456,000 with 597,00) for exploration and 859,000 for
exnloitation. It is evident that at least the total plan goal was
exceeded; estimates are not available for the footages separately
attained for exuloration and exploitation.
Ei Estimates are not available for the footages actually attained ia 1950.
The 1948 values include footages drilled by companies before these latter
were reeeectively absorbed in the indicated nationalized concerne,
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Cermunist Rutania a-peers to continue to have acute shorta:es in
oilwell drilline and other petroleum industry equipment. This is especially
ree for units In good repair, and for apparatus of modern types, 6hile
Red Rummia evidenti:r has sufficient capacity in the present refietne and
other proeessine insallatiens such as they are, there has been sustained
effort, at least formerlye on the par-, of the Communist regime to obtain
petroleum industry eeuipment from non-Commuaist eeurces.
The oilfield equipment in Rumania has deteriorated and the indastrce
has been limited in procurement of new iters. At midyear 1950drow 80 to
100 drilling rigs were reported to be operaeing in Rumania. Included
among these there were eresumebly several rotary rigs, repr-senting the
more modern eeui ment successfully int oduced into the country by Anglo-
American operators after 1920, Yost of the Rumanian drilling ries were,
how:ver, of the cable tool tepe, brough in from Russia and other Orbit
countries, and at least in the case of some the older apparatus still in
use, from the "West", Also included arLoa: thass ries there were reportedly
some 20 to 30 old type steam units of Rumanian manufecture,fabricated by
the Resita and roncordia plants,
Although some intelligence reports assert the contrary, oilfield
equipment is probably still manufactured in Rumania with a large part of
the outeut sent to Russia for "reparations" umania reportedly manufactures
spare parte in limited quantities for the drilling rigs used in the country,
of both Rumanian and foreign meke, humanian-manufectured items such as
the following are being shipped to 4Luesia for the so-called reparations,
in accordance with recent reports: drilling bits, drill pipe, t al/cling
and crown blocks elevators for drill pipe and tubing, rotary drill tables
or rotary machines, casing, tubing, derricks liner hangars, rotary swivelsp
and other drill rig parts. It is apparent that but little of the Rumanian-
manufactured equioment is left for use in Rumania.
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9. I.9.42.tr of Oilwells 5 Rumania,
For gas and oil in :tumenia in total, in areas onclusive of the
regions in which gas and no oil is known to occur, with these gas producing
regions constituted chiefly by the Tr-u1 :inres (Transylvania Basin) and
subordinately 'tnesti (Prahova Province) gas fields, it I. estimated that
about 10,200 wells were drilled prior to 1943. This estimated number
includes 8,050 productive oiluolls, 1,750 dry holes, and 400 wells produc-
tive of flis only. :.ithin this period of tine prior to 19480 the Standard
011 (New Jersey) interests hnd accounted for more than 11,5% of the total
petroleum produced in Rumania; the Standard Oil subsidiaries had, as of
10 June 1948, drilled about 11175 wells primarily for oil in Rumania, with
this number probrIly represented by 925 productive oilwells, 200 cloy holes,
and 50 wells productive of gas only.
As of January 1, 1945, 1,831 wells were rerorted to be producing
oil in Rumania. By 1 January 19460 the correspondin7 number was reported
to be 10994. The avnrane production rate pr uell is evidently decreasing
in the old oilfields of Rumania and by 3 January 1951 it isletimated that
about 2,500 oi3wells were producing in the country, including a larger p-,r-
centage of small producers in comparison to former times. The latter
estimated number includes 600 flowin_ wells, 1,350 wells on pumps, and 550
wells on gas lift. Of the annual Rumanian production in 19470 the Standard
Oil holdings contributed about 14.75 and as of 1 January 19480 the Lumnien
Standard Oil productive oilwells anpear to have been about 365 in number*
consistirr, of 90 flowing Trolls, 200 wells on pumps, and 75 wells on gas
lift.
While a 6reak-down by separate areas is aVailable for the Standard
Oil company wells, giving the total drilled and the ones still productive
at the time of nntionnlization, the known data are insufficient for
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estimating a similar break-down of the other wells by areas. The
correorondino data have become scattered and fragmentary since 1947.
In the Rumanian oilfields in 1944 the following well completions
were rerorted 98 productive oiluells, 8 gas we/ls, and 13 dry holes,
a tote]. of 119 wells, In 1945 the correso)onding total uar one of 91 wells
completed, consisting of 73 oiluells, 10 3.es uells, and 8 dry holes In
1947 there were similar:1y but probably incompletely reported only 64 well
completions (59 oilwells, 3 gas wells, anl 2 dry hl3es). Versus 160 wells
supposed to have been completed in the fields in 1949 under the Communist
regime, the number of completions is reported to have dropped to 98 in
1950. The Soviet occupying authorities are said to have placed blame for
this decrease, equally upon eouipmnnt shootar:es and upon sabotage by
workers,
Reports have persistently indicated that Rumanian nationals are in
considerable number opposing the domlnation of the Soviets with the resent-
lent exhibited indirectly in this fashion, Although the Soviets are clearly
vigorous within certain limits in their attempts to expand the petroleum
production potential in Rumania, it is evident that the reserves are being
exploited without much regard to conservation. The Soviets are virtually
confiscating the oil products so as to make rigid rationing necessary in
Rumfnia, In the construction of /moil pipeline from Ploesti to Odessa in
the Ukraine, a project the true status of which is still open to question,
reports have? for instonce? indicated deliberate sabotage inspired by
Rumanian natLonalists, The completion of such a pipeline would carry still
more oil and oil products away from Ira-mien,
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10, General CharacerLgtictl_g 4unalIiqp .Q11,
The 1939 Aumanian petroleum production WO reported to consist
of 60% paraffir base ty7e, 32?- 4301?Iin gravity9 and of 40% mixed paraffin
and asphalt base type9 330- 390 API in gravity, Ave.once?API density data
for the productions from the more importcnt separate areas have been
recorded as follows:
ProduoI4m1roll
Avergft_0./pi
Bcicoi-tiliesti-Tintea
39
Ploresti
39
Piscuri-Ditesti
33
Moro-)i-Gura Ocnitoi
33
Buosani
38
Ooicesti
39
Glodeni
38
Mahil Rosu
37
Filiposti de Fadure
43
atirala
41
Draganeasa
36
Campina
Bustenario-Runcu
41
42
Marg:ixeni
39
Aricesti
35
Boldesti-Paulosti
37
Ceptura
34
Malaosti-Magurele
32
Paeureti
52*
Scaiosi
40
Copaconi
41
Sarata-Montooru
38
Berea
38
Arhanasi
39
Moinesti
43
Zeines-Tanlau
43
Stanosti-Solont
43
Tetcani
43
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