Vilkyčiai oil field

Vilkyčiai oil field
Country	Lithuania
Location	Vilkyčiai, Šilutė District Municipality
Block	Gargždai Oil Block
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Coordinates	55°30′30″N 21°21′38″E
Operator	Minijos nafta [lt]
Field history
Discovery	1969
Start of production	1990
Production
Current production of oil	408 barrels per day (~20,300 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	1.3 million tonnes (~ 1.5×10^^6 m^3 or 9.5 million bbl)

The Vilkyčiai oil field is an oil field located in the Gargždai Oil Block, Šilutė District Municipality, Lithuania.[1] Formed within Minija river basin.

History

Vilkyčiai oil field was discovered in 1969, but only started production in 1990 during the economic blockade imposed by the Soviet Union onto Lithuania.[2][3][4]

From 1990 to 1995 the oil field were developed and operated by company Geonafta, but later the Lithuanian government sold the license of Gargždai Oil Block to a Lithuanian-Danish company Minijos nafta [lt]. Site's development expanded in 2006 and 2014.[5] As of 2023, it is the biggest oil field operated by Minijos nafta.[6]

See also

• List of oil fields

References

1. Ieškant naftos – naujas gręžinys
2. naftos pramonė
3. "Minijos nafta" Vilkyčiuose gręžia naują gręžinį
4. Lotus - APIE MUS - Istorija
5. Norvegai pranešė Lietuvoje suradę naują naftos telkinį
6. Minos Nafta - Veikla