Iran Natural Gas Reserves
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According to Iran Petroleum Ministry, Iran holds about 1,000×1012 cu ft (28,000 km³) of proven Natural gas reserves of which 33% are as associated gas and 67% is in non associated gas fields. It stands for world's second largest reserves after Russia. [1]
As it takes approximately 5,850 cubic feet of gas to equal the energy content of 1 barrel of oil, Iran's gas reserves represent the equivalent of about 170 billion barrels of oil.
At present, Iran is producing only a small share of its gas reserves, about 5.5 trillion cubic feet per year. This means that Iran is one of the few countries capable of supplying much larger amounts of natural gas in the future.
Iran still has huge potential for new significant gas discoveries: areas like Caspian Sea, North East, Central Kavir and especially areas starting from Aghar and Dalan gas fields in Fars province up to the Strait of Hormuz and Central Persian Gulf have considerable amount of undiscovered gas resources.[2]
USGS estimates that Iran’s undiscovered gas resources could be from 200 Tcf to 800 Tcf .[3]
According to Exploration Directorate of NIOC, there are about 150 unexplored anticlines in Iran.[4]
In January 2008, Iranian Minister of Petroleum Gholam-Hossein Nozari said, "NIOC has a target of producing one billion cubic meters of gas per day.[5]
Iran’s ten biggest Non-Associated Gas Fields;
| Field's Name | Gas In Place Tcf | Recoverable Reserve Tcf |
|---|---|---|
| South Pars | 500 | 322 |
| North Pars[7] | 60 | 47 |
| Kish[8] | 60 | 45 |
| Golshan[9] | 55 | 25 - 45 |
| Tabnak | NA | 21,2 |
| Kangan | NA | 20,1 |
| Khangiran | NA | 16,8 |
| Nar | NA | 13 |
| Aghar | NA | 11,6 |
| Farsi (B-Structure) | NA | 11 - 22 |
There are also several discovered gas fields in Iran which hold low portion of CH4 and high portion of N2. These gas fields are Kabir Kuh, Milatun, Samand, Holeylan and Ahmadi.
The Kabir Kuh gas field located in Lurestan province has 21 Tcf of gas in place. The field gas consists of N2 64.33%, CH4 33.64%, CO2 2% and He 0.03%.
[edit] See also
- World Largest Gas Fields
- NIOC Recent Discoveries
- South Pars Gas Field
- North Pars
- Golshan Gas Field
- Ferdowsi Gas Field
- Persian LNG
[edit] References
- ^ Iran Oil Ministry Annual Bulletin, 5th Edition, pages 190-193 (available in persian)(كتاب نفت و توسعه).[1]
- ^ Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of Lower Silurian Qusaiba-Paleozoic Total Petroleum Systems [2]
- ^ USGS, World Conventional Gas Resources, by Basin, [3]
- ^ Farsnews.com 17 Apr 2008 [4]
- ^ The Weekly Publication of the Iranian Petroleum Industry, Jan 13 , 2008 [5]
- ^ Iran Oil Ministry Annual Bulletin, 5th Edition, pages 190-193 (available in persian)(كتاب نفت و توسعه).[6] and Iran Energy Balance Sheet (ترازنامه انرژی ایران ) (available in Persian) Published by; Iran’s Energy Ministry, Secretariat of Energy and Electricity,2000 [7]
- ^ POGC Website[8]
- ^ NIOC Wbsite[9]
- ^ POGC Website[10]
