MOL discovers new oil field in western Hungary

March 18, 2025
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC discovered a new oil field near Somogysámson in western Hungary.

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC discovered a new oil field near Somogysámson in western Hungary.

The Som-8 well was spudded on Nov. 25, 2024, and was completed in 33 days. The discovery added a new field in the Transdanubian region, where oil was last discovered more than a decade ago, teh company said. 

The well can produce 1,200 bo/d based on well testing up to March 2025. The oil is being transported by truck to the Danube Refinery in Százhalombatta.  

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Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).