RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ZISTERSDORF AND MATZEN OIL FIELDS

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• Publication Date: September 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Jk ent Developments in the Zistersdorf and
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r Policy and Plans
Diu?in, the past four bseeks the Soviets have cancelled construction projects and
cc,rtailed drilling operations at all of the SMV oil fields with the exception of
t E,.tzen.: (1) In line with their new policy to consolidate SMV enterprises and
cL?;t down on operating expenses the Soviets are now planning to incorporate IT AG
with the Muehlberg field, DEA II and ;Vintershall with DEA I, and Hohen,ruppersdorf
with Aderklaa,0 The St.FV Drilling Administration (Bohrverwaltung) will be abolished
on I August 1950 and replaced by the Matzen, Aderklaa, and Muehlberg drilling of-
fices,, Anisimov will direct the Matzen office and Peripelitsin the Muehlberg
drilling office It is reported that about 150 non-Goinmunists and so-called un-
reliable Party members will be released when this change is put into effect.
Matzen and Aderklaa
2.. SMV officials are now focussing their attention on exploratory drillings soutY:a e t
of Matzen in the Marchfeld area where in recent months they have sunk three to
four counter-flush wells per month. To date, however, none of these wells has
proved unusually promising.,
, The SVV is still drilling 12 new wells in the Matzen field; nine of these wells
are located in the vicinity of Durnkrut, P?-otter, Schoenkirchen, and G nserndorf
and three are in Aderklaa.,(2) Matzen wells are still producing about 1,800 tons
of crude oil per day., The combined output of two active wells at Aderklaa averages
approximately 250 tons of oil per day and a third well, which produces a daily
sr.ax.i.mam of 20 tons, is now being swabbed.
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tors and storage tanks and, within the next two months, ITAG is scheduled to
transfer 12 modern derricks, each valued at 8,000 schillings,,to Aatzen0 In order
to replace these derricks which have been earmarked for transfer to Matzen, ITAG
is purchasing 10 telescope -~bipe derricks at a cost of 25,000 schillings apiece (3)
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iuehlberg production has dropped to a maximum of 1,050 tons of crude oil per
d.ay., In fact several times during the month of July 1950 Muehlberg wells
Produced a daily average of. 950 tons, (4) SMV engineers have just installed
pumps at two Muehlberg wells to boost production. Meanwhile =ngr0. Alt is
supervising drilling operations at five sites in the Muehlberg field. The
SMV is also drillings well northwest of Herrnbaurngarten and if this well is
',_,*brought into production it will be incorporated into the Muehlberg complex.,
About two weeks ago the SM'MV filled the five gasoline adsorbers which were
transferred to Muehlherg from Hauskirchen some time last year with an inferior
grade of activated carbon which just arrived from Eastern Germany. It is re-
ported that these adsorbers are operating at one-fifth their oroduction capacity
and now produce a maximum of six to eight tons of gasoline per day
a, The Soviets plan to abandon the Bernhardstal railroad siding which at one time
handled an average of 500 cubic meters of oil per day and are preparing to
start pumping oil directly from Muehi.berg via Neusiedl to Lobsu on l August 1950.
C ?udeOi.lShipments to Czechoslovak':-e.
8, : Jecause tithe high costs of rail transportation the SMV has stopped shipping;
crude oil by rail and is planning to pump oil directly to Czechoslovakia. It is re-
ported that the Czechs are working at top speed to repair their section of
the Zistersdorf-Aussie; a/d Elbe pipe line.,
'sonnel
About 6,000 persons are employed in the Zistersiflgf and Matzen oil fields at the
present time, The following figures represent/estimated number of employees who
are actually working on the production of petroleum in the various SMV fields:
1`T'AG
DE A/I
DEA/Il
Muehlberg
Matzen
Van Sickle Co,
Rohoel A.G.
E., P.,G.
Number of Norkera , toed in the
Immediate Production of Petroleum
344
600
3 50
650
1,000
320
350
Total 4,164
10,: All SMV enterprises including the Matzen field have stopped hiring new personnel
and it is reported that the SMV plans to out its office staffs 20 percent before
the end of this year, Some SKV employees believe that the SMV will retain
only those workers who are active Communists or left-wing Socialists.
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SIW oil field workers are now paid according to the following wage groups:
GrAU? Classification of Xorker
Unskilled laborers
2 Transport workers and ground
crews
620
Aorkers assigned to drilling
and production projects
760
4 Skilled laborers, mechanics, pipe
fitters, foremen $40
5 Production foremen, drill masters, etc. 920
6 Engineers, Le. trained drilling and
25X1 A production technicians 1 05025X1 A
(1) Comment: According to another usually reliable source.,
uhe S-M has cancelled all exploratory drilling projects at the Matzen and
Aderklaa fields. This same source reports that SMV enterprises have been
forced to curtail operations owing to a critical shortage of cash which pre-
2 ,1-A throughout the entire SMV aoinplex.
25X1A(2) Comment: For a previous report on the 12 new drillings at Matzen, cf.
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(3) Comment: See also regarding the transfer of two derricks
25 CF`'PA I`IAG to Matzen imiM 1950.
(4) Comment: Cf,, for a previous report on the decline in
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g ou
put.
(5) Comment: It is believed that the cost of operating these adsorbers
far exceeds the value of the gasoline produced.
Monthly Va ems p Schilling
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