Svencelė oil field
Svencelė oil field infrastructure
CountryLithuania
LocationSvencelė, Šilutė District Municipality
BlockGargždai Oil Block
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates55°28′6″N 21°15′36″E / 55.46833°N 21.26000°E / 55.46833; 21.26000
OperatorMinijos nafta
Field history
Start of production1977

The Svencelė oil field, also known as the Sakučiai-5 oil field, is an oil field in the Gargždai Oil Block, Klaipėda District Municipality.[1] Svencelė oil field is located 900 m from Svencelė Swamp and peat fields and bordering Svencelė Meadows Nature Reserve in the west.

Svencelė oil field holds the official Lithuanian national record for the longest drilled oil pump, measuring 2,989 m in length.[2]

History

Svencelė oil field started production in 1977.[1][3]

The Lithuanian government sold the license of Gargždai Oil Block to the Lithuanian-Danish company Minijos nafta which is currently operating the field.[4][5]

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