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 [lt] and peat fields and bordering Svencelė Meadows Nature Reserve in the west.

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 [lt]
Field history
Start of production1977

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

History

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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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