Erdölfeld Mönchsrot, Oil field in Rot an der Rot, Germany.
The industrial site features 18 pumping units extracting oil from geological formations at a depth of 1500 meters near the Ellbach river.
Two farmers discovered the oil source in 1958, leading to continuous extraction operations by Wintershall AG until the field closure in 1995.
The site represents German industrial development with a commemorative restored deep pump installed in 2005 at the town exit toward Ochsenhausen.
The extracted oil traveled through pipelines to Tannheim, five kilometers away, before being transported by rail to a refinery in Hannover.
The total oil production of 1,475,538 tons required 29,478 mineral oil tank wagons, which would stretch 433 kilometers from Memmingen to Aschaffenburg.
Location: Rot an der Rot
GPS coordinates: 48.01490,10.02540
Latest update: March 4, 2025 03:00
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