Zapolyarnoye gas field

The Zapolyarnoye gas field is a natural gas field located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It was discovered in 1965 and developed by and Gazprom. It began production in 2001 and produces natural gas, oil, and condensates. The total proven reserves of the Zapolyarnoye gas field are around 95 trillion cubic feet (2300×109m³), and production is slated to be around 9.74 Billion cubic feet/day (274×105m³) in 2010.[1]

Zapolyarnoye
Zapolyarnoye gas field
CountryRussia
RegionYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorGazprom
Field history
Discovery1965
Start of development1994
Start of production2001
Production
Current production of gas17×10^6 m3/d
9.738×10^9 cu ft/d
Estimated oil in place9 million tonnes
(~ 10×10^6 m3 or 66 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place2.3×10^12 m3
95×10^12 cu ft

In 2017 an oil pipeline between Zapolyarnoye and Purpe was launched by Transneft. The pipeline can reportedly transfer up to 7.5 million tonnes of oil per year.[2]

References

  1. "Zapolyarnoye". Gazprom. 2005. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  2. Astakhova, Olesya; Soldatkin, Vladimir. "Russia's Zapolyarye-Purpe oil link to pump 7.5 mln T in 2017: Transneft". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2020.


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