Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein) Gas Field (Germany)

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Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein) Gas Field is an operating gas field in Germany.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein) Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein)	Operating	ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH	–	1968	–	1968

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein) Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

million m³ = million cubic meters

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	gas	31479.68	million m³	2019
cumulative production	gas	32465.62	million m³	2022
production	gas	431.12	million m³/y	2019
production	gas	344.98	million m³/y	2022

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Varnhorn/Quaadmoor/Wöstendöllen (Zechstein) Gas Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Germany	52.8341, 8.3505 (exact)

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