Schoonebeek Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM)
• Country: Netherlands
• Location: Dutch / German Border
• Production start: 1947 / 2011
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The largest onshore oil field in northwestern Europe
• In order to realize the new oil in and around Schoonebeek oil field, 18 new, 73 new wells drilled, 40 high speech pumps placed and 54 km pipeline was constructed.
• In addition, a combined heat and oil treatment plant built on the site
• The oil is supplied to the Emsland Lingen Refinery just across the border in Germany

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1943 - Schoonebeek Oil Field discovered
• 1944 - First oil produced
• 1996 - The field was decommissioned
• 2011 - Oil production restarts after EOR project

+++ Geology

• Bentheim Sandstone Reservoir

+++ Links

1. Verhagen launches renewed oil Schoonebeek
2. Giving a giant oilfield a steam bath