Anton Raky oil wells dug at Moreni

In this postcard you can see some of the first oil wells dug in Moreni. In the left it is the oil well no. 12 M AR Moreni Sud spud in 1906 at 238 meters and in the right, 23 meters away to the north it is the oil well no. 2 A AR Moreni Sud spud in 1905 at 226,5 meters deep. Those wells were drilled by  Campina-Moreni Company run by Mr. Anton Racky. This company will by absorbed in 1906 by the by ''Regatul Roman'' ( his first manager was Mr. Anton Racky ) which turned into ''Astra Romana ( established by Royal Dutch Shell by merging Soc. "Astra" and ''Regatul Roman'' ). After the name of oil well no. 2 A AR Moreni Sud was named the tank farm Park  2 AR where oil will be transported, collected and pumped since then and until now.

Latitude and longitude of location : 44.978361, 25.636917

Oil well no. 69 AR Moreni Sud

 

Oil well no. 69 AR Moreni Sud was spud by Astra Romana in 1920 at 708 meters. On April 5, 1920, it went into production with 250 wagons of oil per/day ( 2500 tons of oil per day ). After two and a half years, it was still erupting with 10-15 wagons of oil per day.

Latitude and longitude of location : 44.97459284,25.62608247

''Eruptia unei sonde la Runcu''

''Eruptiuni de o violenta extraordinara s'au produs la Runcu in  zilele de 13 si 14 Februarie. 

Sonda 5 ''Unirea-Soarele'' intrata in productie acum 10 zile cu 40 vagoane si-a reluat eruptiunile producand in zilele de mai sus 71 si 100 vagoane pe zi. 

Eruptiunea continua cu o furie asemanatoare sondei americanilor, care cum se stie, producea acum o luna 300 vagoane pe zi. 

Toate batalurile societatii, precum si batalurile pe cari societatea Steaua Romana le-a pus la dispozitie sunt pline cu titei.

 Ne mai putand dovedi cu depozitarea titeiului, s'a recurs la rezervorele soc. ''Concordia'' si ''Romano-Americana''.

Sonda a aruncat mormane de nisip. S'au luat toate masurile impuse de imprejurari. Sonda este imbracata intr'un nor de abur spre a stavili intinderea gazelor. Sondele vecine ale soc, ''Orion'' si ''Romano-Belgiana'' au fost oprite de a lucra, iar drumurile de acces pentru carute au fost barate.

Intregul personal a fost concentrat in jurul sondei si al batalelor.

Ceea ce e de remarcat este ca sonda aceasta este cea mai adanca din Runcu ( 684m. ) si a intrat in strat cu cea mai mica coloana cunoscuta in localitate ( 11 cm ).

Garnitura de foraj a ramas in put fiind taiata de nisipul aruncat in sonda, asa ca eruptia isi face loc printr-o gaura si mai redusa si printre coloane.

Eruptia continua cu furie''

Adevărul, 38, nr. 12623, 17 februarie 1925

Sonda 5 Soarele Runcu Bustenari a societatii Unirea

Locatie sonda 5 Soarele Runcu Bustenari

Latitudine si longitudine : 45.12011276,25.83769781