OIL PRODUCTION AND STORAGE

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains Information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
INFORMATION REPORT i?g of the the Title 18. U.S.C. Sees. 7
&W 7M. , the e transmission or revelation of which In
in
any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law.
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COUNTRY Hungary
SUIJECT
Oil Production and Storage
This is UNEVALUATED
Information
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 30 November 1954
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRMSAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. Refineries
a. Zalaegerszeg (4650 N 1651 E).
(1) The refinery is located one or two kilometers south of Zalaegerszeg. The
buildings were completed in 1953, but the plant equipment is not yet quite
complete.
(3) According to Bela Marsalko, described as a research chemist of repute, research
is being pressed forward on the most suitable methods for working up and
utilizing crude from the Nagylengyel (4647 N 2153 E) wells.
(4) A new pipeline, 30-50 km. long, connects Zalaegerszeg with the oil fields.
(5) It was originally intended to build the refinery at Nagykanizsa (4727 N 1659 E).
The plant there has meanwhile been converted for producing laboratory test
tubes and lamp black. At this plant natural gas is being used as energy.
(2) This is the only refinery of recent construction.
2. Pet?
a. The oil refinery at Peltfurdo, which was built during the war, works up brown coal
(lignite) by a hydrogenation process.
3. Drilling Machinery,
a. Hungary's oil industry is suffering from a lack of drilling equipment. The nachinox-r
available is mostly of poor quality, particularly in-respect of the composition of
steel alloys and the lack of tools with hard metal facings of suitable quality.
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b. In 1951-52 some five or six complete drilling outfits (derricks, cranes, pumps,
drills etc.) of United States make were imported. The material did not come
dircctllr from the USA, but via some Western country.
4. Crude Oil Production and Prospecting
a. Estimates of current annual production of crude oil are as follows:
Tans per annum
(1) Kcretje Budafa (Lispe). 165,000 - 180,OC0
Thcro has been very little prospecting
and drilling since the departure of the
Armri_cans. The field is in the stage
of exhaustion. Working is with gas and
air 11 ft.
(2) Lovaszi. 330,000 - 360,000
Th-.s fields production is at its peak.
This was obtained by densification of the
oxistin' network of wells. Extension of
the field is in progress in the direction
of Tofcj.
(3) IIahot.
Production is about the some as during
the war, or a little less. The crude is
very light, partly in the form of gas.
Expansion is southwestwards.
30,000 - 48,000
(4) Najrlcnryel... 30,000 - 50,000
This is a post-war devol_o ent. The crude
is very- heavy and bituminous. It can be
used for the production of insulating
material. Research into methods of its use
continuos, but is not -particularly successful.
(5) Uezonkeresztes.
The wells are believed to be north of the locality. Intensive prospecting
activity is in progress farther away towards the cast (NaMrbajom, Biharnagjbajom,
Kor6'sszegap&ti, etc.). There are about 10 different fields. The NeAkeresztes
oil field is a post-war development. Prospecting was started in 1947. Oil wt.~
struck at a depth of 800-1,200 m. Production began in 1949. In 1951 there were
about 50-54 wells in production. Allegedly there were 180 wells producing in
1954. It is believed that these fields may soon be exhausted, since many
mistakes were made in the initial borings.
5. Possibil.ity of Future Oil Discoveries.
The oil in the Nag!rlenF,*el area was discovered in mioccne rock formations underneath
pannonia strata. This was an entirely new development in Hungary. Deep borings are
boing made 1.n likely areas in order to discover similar formations to those in the
Na r1onMrel. area; it is hoped that oil may then be discovered in deep pockets in
those formations.
6. Fuel Dump at Epley (6713 N 1735
a. Location.
The only fuel dirir+ existing in Epl&iy was completed in 1953. It is situated
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im cc?iatol to the west of the road the railroad line Zirc-Vest,?rc,1, opposite
the rai.lroed station of Eplnn-. The village of Epl~ny lies ai ov t two kilometers
north of the site. The terrain is hill- and covcrcd with forc::t. The site
:: er is cleared woodland. About ;'00 in. to the east-no='theast of the plant there
;h hill corzmanding; an unrestricted view on to the storage di-11,1r..
b.,S it
(1.) is in the shape of a square with sides 250 n. long. One of the sides
;'r n;; ? c.7ra7.1.ol with the road and the railroad line.
(2) The ere- surrounded by a barbed w_7re fence support( .d o-y concrette ,posts.
7ie bm-7-ccJ wire is not at all dense.
(3) .~t cac' . c. ~' t',c :dour corners there is a watchtower, built of wood. The floor
t'?c t-otchto'-hers is about 2-',, in. above the ground.
c. I7_ant.
(1) There are 10- 20 cylindrical concrete storage tanks with diarnote-"e of 8-10 ia.
Bali' '6,,c he ..;ltt of the tames is above ground, the other half underground.
The di.et'r.co froi.i tank to tank is roughly 8-12 in. The to- is of U',. / tanks are
cupola ^'_:.^ cd and -?ainted green. Each tank is provided with steps and
bannisters, lot': of t*hich are painted white and can be seen from far e 'ay.
(2) The r)1.ant %,.^ two electric ntsn-pina systems for transferrin, :del :iron tank cars
to the to.nl:s. For loading tank cars` from the dump the fuel iw -.:adc to run
out of the tanl-s }fir its own gravity, since the railroad line and t:,hc road
are on a lower level than the dump.
d. U r c of Installation.
It 3.s believed t'~,at the installation is used only for storage. It i., pe:?haps
a reserve depot hocarsc on!- sporadic withdrawals of fuel are bein,' nzdc, al'~hough
T111 nrari.an and Russian araaorod. units are permanently garrisoned in t' e. Yesz )rem
area.
c. Socu:ri.t'r.
The :Installatl.on is i arded F rr State Security troops (AVH) who have blue facings
on the:? r uni_;?om;.is. Each of t:lc ~?atchtowers is occupied and the fencin:; .c lit up
all night. The weak point is the hilltop at YN 219315 (ANS/GSGS 1:100,000) from
G'l~ero ti,e C?tvt'n could bC bloom un with suitable incendiasnr nissil.es.
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Lcrrend. to Sketch of Friel Dwnn at Epleay
A. Grot nci F'Lan of Installation
1. Railroad station.
2. S -all depot.
3. Larr-e depot.
4. Trees.
5. Railroad trccls.
6. Two electric ft.ol-p op installations.
7. Enbankment (1
2 m.).
;'. Second class road (leading up to level of road Veszpreru-Zirc) .
9. Ehhranlnent (1'r - 2 m.) leading up to level of fence.
10. fence.
11.. Watchtowers, including electric projectors.
1.2. Administration building, guardroom and living quarters for soldiers. Has a
stacl 8 in. high.
13. Smoke stack (8 in. high) enabling administration building to be heated without
danger of e plosion.
14. Fuel tanks.
D. Section of Storage Tank
1. Le vc-l of ground.
Reinforced concrete tank.
3. Cupola nlato, painted green.
4. Iron stairs and bannisters leading up to top of tank.
5. Reinforcement and protection of tank with earth obtained from excavation.
Annex: Stretch of the Fuel Dwnp at Eplerny (1 page)
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Annex: Sketch cf Fuel Dump at Eplenv
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