The Matzen oil field is an
oil field
A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the prese ...
located in
Vienna Basin
The Vienna Basin (, , , Hungarian: ''Bécsi-medence'') is a geologically young tectonic burial basin and sedimentary basin in the seam area between the Alps, the Carpathians and the Pannonian Plain. Although it topographically separates the Al ...
. It was discovered in 1949 and developed by the Soviet-administered predecessor to
OMV. It began production in 1949 and produces
oil
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturate ...
. The total
proven reserves
Proven reserves (also called measured reserves, 1P, and reserves) is a measure of fossil fuel energy reserves, such as oil and gas reserves and coal reserves. It is defined as the "quantity of energy sources estimated with reasonable certaint ...
of the Matzen oil field are around 510 million barrels (68.5 million tonnes), and production is centered on .
References
External links
* Godfrid WESSEL
Oil and Gas Occurrences of the Vienna Basin* Wolfgang Nachtmann (2007
Natural gas fields in Austria
Oil fields of Austria
1949 establishments in Austria
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