General plan of the oil-fields : Gorgota, Ochiuri, Ocnita, Rasvad, Gura-Ocnitei, Moreni, Ghirdoveni

Situation of State exploitation and exploration perimeters and Concession granted in 1929 and 1930

Oil wells with number 1 drilled on Gura Ocnitei-Moreni-Piscuri-Filipesti

Oil wells with number 1 drilled by the petroleum companies and independent entrepreneurs on the commercial field Gura Ocnitei-Moreni-Piscuri-Filipesti

1 A B AR Moreni Bana – Spud date 1/1/1911 – TD 391m

1 A RCOL UN Moreni Sud - Spud date  1/1/1927 – TD 585m

1 AR Moreni Bana - Spud date  1/1/1911 – TD 195m

1 AR Moreni Nord - Spud date unknown – TD 413m

1 AR Moreni Sud - Spud date  1/1/1904 – TD 237m

1 Alpha Moreni Nord - Spud date unknown – TD 760m

1 Bis Cal Moreni Nord - Spud date  1/1/1942 – TD 438m

1 CC Cesianu Gura Ocnitei - Spud date unknown – TD 185m

1 CC Explorare Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1937 – TD 102m

1 CC Gura Ocnitei Moreni Piscuri Filipesti - Spud date & TD unknown

1 CC IJ Filipesti - Spud date 30-11-1934 – TD 2100m

1 CC L Gura Ocnitei - Spud date unknown – TD 180m

1 CC Lazarescu Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1916 – TD 234m

1 CC Rucareanu - Spud date 1/1/1902 – TD 380m

1 CC SCORT Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1916 – TD 234m

1 CC SI Gura Ocnitei - Spud date unknown – TD 418m

1 CC SII Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1903– TD 417m

1 COL Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1912 – TD 633m

1 CRM B Ghirdoveni - Spud date 1/1/1929 – TD 944m

1 CRM Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1918 – TD 454m

1 Calarasu Ciuf Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1938 – TD 1094m

1 Cotinentala Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1929 – TD 1237m

1 DR CR Bana Nord - Spud date 1/1/1923 – TD 860m

1 DR Moreni - Spud date 1/1/1929 – TD 892m

1 Galia Romana - Spud date 1/1/1925 – TD 362m

1 Guess Moreni Bana - Spud date 1/1/1926 – TD 1047m

1 IOP Moreni - Spud date 1/1/1924 – TD 964m

1 IRDP Cervenia - Spud date 1/1/1937 – TD 1109m

1 IRDP Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1927 – TD 1601m

1 IRDP Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1924 – TD 769m

1 Kenedy Jones Bana Nord - Spud date 1/1/1922 – TD 286m

1 L Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1985 – TD 310m

1 MP Pleasa Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1966 – TD 2004m

1 MP Razvad - Spud date unknown – TD unknown

1 MP Razvad - Spud date unknown – TD unknown

1 MPC Bana Nord - Spud date 1/1/1962 – TD 920m

1 Minerva Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1927 – TD 986m

1 Mod Bana Nord - Spud date 1/1/1936 – TD 355m

1 Olea Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1924 – TD 978m

1 P RA Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1905 – TD 159m

1 PB Bana Nord - Spud date 1/1/1941 – TD 792m

1 PB Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1925 – TD 914m

1 PR Moreni - Spud date 1/1/1927 – TD 899m

1 Petrolea Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1924 – TD 881m

1 Petrolul Bana Nord - Spud date unknown – TD 445m

1 RA Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1925 – TD 1146m

1 RCOL UN Moreni Sud - Spud date unknown – TD 612m

1 Reg ROM Filipesti - Spud date unknown – TD 530m

1 Ren ROM Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1922 – TD 340m

1 Rev Sicle Bana Nord - Spud date unknown – TD 823m

1 Rev Sicle Moreni Nord- Spud date unknown– TD 860m

1 S AR Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1907 – TD 237m

1 SOSP Cervenia - Spud date unknown– TD 362m

1 SP RA Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1905 – TD 172m

1 ST N Piscuri - Spud date 1/1/1930 – TD 937m

1 ST RA Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1916 – TD 714m

1 STR Bana Nord - Spud date 1/1/1937 – TD 1118m

1 STR Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1912 – TD 888m

1 STR Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1912 – TD 888m

1 Sarveg 90 Plina Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 26-10-1932 – TD 1158m

1 Sonda Moreni - Spud date 1/1/1925 – TD 1069m

1 Sospiro RA Moreni Nord - Spud date unknown – TD 362m

1 Subs ROM Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1927 – TD 854m

1 UN Cometa Moreni Sud - Spud date 1/1/1937 – TD 1857m

1 UN Exp Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1948 – TD 1483m

1 UN Gura Ocnitei - Spud date 1/1/1925 – TD 971m

1 UN Piscuri - Spud date 1/1/1929 – TD 952m

1 UN RCOL Moreni Nord - Spud date 1/1/1921 – TD 958m

The beginnings of oil industry in Dambovita County

Field Aninoasa-Teis

Start of oil extraction : 1935

The first oil enterprising : Petrolamina      

Other enterprisers : Petrolul Romanesc , Steaua Romana, Unirea, Prahova

The first oil well : Oil well No. 53 Petrolamina with 150 to/day

The first annual production recorded : 82,667 tonnes in 1935

Field Bucsani

Start of oil extraction : 1900

The first oil enterprising : Pleyte M.C.   

Other enterprisers : Steaua Romana, Columbia, Unirea, Concordia

The first oil well : Oil well No. 1 Steaua Romana with 1,200 to/day

The first annual production recorded : 6,683 tonnes in 1934

Field Colibasi-Resca ( Malu Rosu )

Start of oil extraction : 1857

The first oil enterprising : Teodor Cincan

Other enterprisers : Franco-Romana, Regatul Roman, Pleyte M.C., Astra Romana, Intreprinderile Ioan Grigorescu, N. St. Cesianu

The first oil well : Handug in 1857

The first annual production recorded : 3,079 tonnes in 1899

Field Glodeni

Start of oil extraction : 1857

The first oil enterprising : Teodor Mehedinteanu

Other enterprisers : Ghica Simionescu, B. Hernia, Petrache Parvulescu, Ioan Grigorescu, I. Stematiu, Societatea Hecna, Pielsticher, Steaua Romana

The first oil well : Handug in 1857

The first annual production recorded: 2,340 tonnes in 1899

Field Gorgota

Start of oil extraction : 1925

The first oil enterprising : Columbia

Other enterprisers : Steaua Romana, Romanian Consolidated Oilfields, Prahova, Societatea Eldorado

The first oil well : Oil well No. 5 Columbia with 30 to/day

The first annual production recorded : 27,000 tonnes in 1929

Field Gura Ocnitei ( Schela Mare )

Start of oil extraction : 1899

The first oil enterprising : Sindicat Ι & Sindicat ΙΙ     

Other enterprisers : Societatea Internationala Romana, Concordia, S.Marcu, George A. Scorteanu, Dimitrie T. Apostu, I. Margulis, I. Isac Haiman, Societatea Dambovita, N. Cesianu, Romanian Consolidated Oilfields, Le Moine, Sirius, Romano-Belge de Petrol, Unirea, IRDP, Grupul Phoenix, Romano-Americana, Steaua Romana, Romano-Africana, Petrol Blok, Prahova, Columbia, Societatea Eldorado

The first oil well : Handug in 1899

The first annual production recorded : 4,670 tonnes in 1899

Field Moreni

Start of oil extraction : 1904

The first oil enterprising : Regatul Roman

Other enterprisers : Valachia Petroleum Company, Compania Suchard, Steaua Romana, Societatea Internationala Romana, Astra Romana, Romano-Americana, Petrol Blok, Columbia, Creditul Minier, IRDP, Cometa-Unirea, Subsolul Romanesc, Unirea, Concordia, Sirius, Inginer Calarasu, Forajul Grigorescu, Redeventa,H. Rucăreanu, C-tin Vernescu, Alex. Scorțescu, Colonel Constantinescu, Barbu Marcu, H. Van Saanen, N. Cezeanu, Radu Talopie  

The first annual production recorded : 340,000 tonnes in 1910

Field Ochiuri

Start of oil extraction 1886

The first oil enterprising Astra Romana

Other enterprisers : Creditul Minier, IRDP, Steaua Romana, Unirea, Petrolul Romanesc

The first oil well : Oil well No. 1 Astra Romana with 120 to/day

The first annual production recorded : 5,200 tonnes in 1914

Field Razvad

Start of oil extraction : 1921

The first oil enterprising : Steaua Romana

Other enterprisers : Steaua Romana, Unirea, Prahova, Foraky-Romaneasca, Romano-Americana, Redeventa, Concordia, Foraj Lemoine, Niculescu Ciufu, Astra Romana, Forajul

The first annual production recorded : 25,618 tonnes in 1933

Field Viforata

Start of oil extraction : 1934

The first oil enterprising : Creditul Minier  

Other enterprisers : Unirea, Concordia, Refoil, Steaua Romana, Petrolul Romanesc, Romanian Consolidated Oilfields, Columbia, Foraky-Romaneasca

The first oil well : Oil well No. 2 Creditul Minier

The first annual production recorded : 104,677 tonnes in 1934

Petroleum in Romania in 1930

A gusher at Ochiuri belonging to the Creditul Minier Co.

A well at Boldesti, belonging to the Astra Romana Co.

Baicoi oilfield belonging to the Concordia Company ( Petrofina )

General view of the Astra Romana refinery at Ploiesti.

General view of the cracking plant at Campina.

 Steaua Romana Company.

General view of the

Dacia Romano Petroleum Syn.Ltd. refinery at Ploiesti

General view of the Gura Ocnitei oilfield, belonging to the

Sondrum Co.(Hamiltons Oil Concession Ltd. )

 General view of the refinery Xenia belonging to the
Romano-Africana ( Service Petroleum Co. Ltd. )

General view of the Vega refinery ( Petrofina ).

 Interior of a well in course of drilling by the Rotary system.

Moinesti oilfield in Bacau district belonging to the

 Steaua Romana British Co. Ltd.

 Moreni oilfield. 

Ochiuri - Creditul minier oilfield.

 Oil tankers in the port of Constanta.

 Partial view of the refinery belonging to the
Dacia Romano Petr.Synd.Ltd..

Runcu oilfield-well no.5

Unirea-Phoenix&Transport Co.Ltd.

The refinery at Targu-Mures belonging to the

Creditul Minier Company.

The refinery Aurora, Baicoi, belonging to

Creditul Minier Company.

View of the Albanasi oilfield belonging to the

Romano-Belgiana de Petrol Company.

View of the Gura Ocnitei oilfield belonging to the

Sirius Co. ( Petrofina ).

Well no.1 Prahova Co. at Razvad-Ochiuri.

Wells no.129, 119, 150, 131 and 151 of the Tintea oilfield

 and gas exhauster shed belonging to 

Unirea-Phoenix&Transport Co.Ltd.

Oilfields maps

 General plan of the oilfields
 Gorgota-Ochiuri-Ocnita-Rasvad-Gura Ocnitei-Moreni-Ghirdoveni

Situation of Stat exploitation and exploration perimeters and Concessions granted in 1929 and 1930.

General plan of the Moreni oilfield in 1940.

Exploitation and exploration perimeters and concessions.

Bacau county - petroleum sites.

Buzau county - petroleum sites

General plan of the oilfield Boldesti-Harsa in 1938.

General plan of the oilfield

Bucsani-Comisani-Habeni in 1938.

General plan of the oilfield

Ceptura-Tg.Urlati in 1938.

General plan of the oilfield

Floresti-Baicoi-Liliesti-Tintea in 1938.

General plan of the oilfield

 Gura Ocnitei-Rasvad-Ochiuri-Gorgota in 1938 .

General plan of the oilfield

Margineni in 1938 .

General plan of the oilfield

Teisul-Aninoasa-Viforata-Targoviste in 1938.

General plan of the oilfield Valeni de Munte-Copaceni-Opariti-Scaiosi-Gura Vitioarei-Pacureti-Matita-Malaesti-Magurele-Podeni in 1938.