Gachsaran County

Gachsaran County
شهرستان گچساران
County
Coordinates: 30°20′N 50°45′E / 30.333°N 50.750°ECoordinates: 30°20′N 50°45′E / 30.333°N 50.750°E
Country  Iran
Province Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Capital Dogonbadan
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District
Population (2011)
 • Total 119,217
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Website http://www.gachsaran.org/
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Gachsaran County (Persian: شهرستان گچساران‎) is a county in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Dogonbadan. At the 2011 census, the county's population was 119,217, in 30,339 families.[1]

Gachsaran

Gachsaran, town and oilfield in the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, southwestern Iran. Gachsaran, located in the arid foothills of the Zagros, approximately 70 to 80 km southeast of Behbahān, owes its growth to the discovery of oil, which was found there in 1928. Gachsaran subsequently developed into one of the most important oilfields in Iran. It has been exploited commercially since 1940 and is connected via a 267 km pipeline to Ābādān (q.v.). Gachsaran became connected via another pipeline to the export terminal on the island of Ḵārg in 1961 and, in the early 1970s, with the oil-refinery near Shiraz and the chemical factory at Marvdašt, where natural gas is one of the major components of fertilizer production. For some time, Gachsaran has ranked second in productivity behind Āḡājārī (q.v.). However, the oil and gas fields of Gachsaran cover the largest area of any in Iran and constitute a major source for the production of heavy crude. There is also a plant for liquified natural gas at Gachsaran. There are gas injection projects at Gachsaran to increase the amount of petroleum that can be extracted. As recently as 1988 a new oil field with an area of 4 km x 14 km was discovered near Gachsaran (at Ḵayrābād), where a well struck crude oil at 2,617 m. Damage inflicted during the Iran-Iraq War, especially in Gachsaran oilfields II and III, has since been repaired.

The population of the town of Gachsaran has increased dramatically as a result of its role in the exploration, discovery, and subsequent exploitation of the oil field. In 1956, official figures speak of a total population of 1,256. Since then, it has grown rapidly to 13,430 (1966) and 23,441 (1976). The latest figures available indicate a total population of 51,107 (1986) for the urban agglomeration of Dogonbadān-Gačsārān, making it one of the fastest growing towns in Iran. The Gachsaran population consists of Kurds and Lurs

Gachsaran Oil & Gas Production

The Gachsaran Oil & Gas producing Company with a distinct geographical situation stretches over provinces of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Fars, Busher, Khuzistan and Isfahan. Total production from about 320 wells is 750,000 bd. The main wells have been drilled at reservoirs of Gach Saran, Bibi Hakimeh, Rag-e-Safid, Pazanan, Gulkhari, Binak,Chilingar, Nargesi, Garangan, Kilur Karim, Sulabedar, Siahmakan, Khaviz, Rudak, Zaaeh, Chahr Bisheh and Kuh-e-kaki.

Out of these regions Gachsaran Reservoir with 500,000 bd and Siahmakan with 4000bd have the highest and lowest production rates respectively.

Gachsaran and Dogonbadan is the same Town(city).

References

  1. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12.

External links

http://kebnanews.ir/ http://www.gachsaran.org

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