Ostenwalde (oil field)
The Ostenwalde oil field is a former oil production area near the town of Ostenwalde in Hümmling in the Emsland district of Lower Saxony . The oil was transported via the Hümmlinger Kreisbahn , which means that the oil field has also had a major impact on the development of the railway line.
The oil field
The Ostenwalde oil field was proven by an exploration well in 1953 and from June 19 the first oil was driven off by tank wagons. The narrow-gauge line was enormously promoted by the oil produced. The change of gauge to standard gauge, which was planned in the twenties, was pushed ahead and an oil loading track was set up.
After the peak of oil production around 1960, the production rate fell steadily. In 1995 the field was finally given up because of the poor world market prices and the ever decreasing production. The loading tracks and facilities were removed as early as 1996 and the site was renatured.
The total output was 456,342 t. The field was developed with 44 production wells and extracted the oil from the layers of the Malm . The trapping structures running in these strata collected the oil produced in the Wealden and Dogger strata .
advancement
| year | Promotion in tons |
|---|---|
| 1955 | 5,709 |
| 1960 | 42,261 |
| 1965 | 21,141 |
| 1970 | 9,000 |
| 1975 | 5,061 |
| 1979 | 4,000 |
| 1980 | 10,034 |
| 1984 | 17,793 |
| 1989 | 11,738 |
| 1990 | 12,260 |
| 1992 | 4,071 |
| 1995 | 2,043 |
| 1996 | 969 |
| 1997 | 110 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.heimatverein-lahn-ostenwalde.de/ The oil field in the history of the community
- ↑ Oil tables 1932-1996. LBEG, accessed on May 4, 2018 (Erdoeltabellen 1932-1996).
literature
- Heinz Boigk: Petroleum and petroleum gas in the Federal Republic of Germany . Ferdinand Enke Verlag, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-91271-4
- Gerd Wolff: German small and private railways. Volume 9: Lower Saxony 1 - Between Weser and Ems . Eisenbahn Kurier Verlag, Freiburg 2005, ISBN 3-88255-668-4
See also
Coordinates: 52 ° 49 '39.1 " N , 7 ° 34" 42.5 " E