Aghajari oil field

Aghajari oil field

Location of Aghajari oil field

Country Iran
Region Khuzestan Province
Offshore/onshore onshore
Coordinates 30°41′41″N 49°49′41″E / 30.69472°N 49.82806°E / 30.69472; 49.82806Coordinates: 30°41′41″N 49°49′41″E / 30.69472°N 49.82806°E / 30.69472; 49.82806
Operator NISOC
Partners National Iranian Oil Company
Field history
Discovery 1938
Start of production 1940
Production
Current production of oil 300,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place 30,200 million barrels (~4.12×10^9 t)
Recoverable oil 17,400 million barrels (~2.37×10^9 t)
Producing formations Miocene
Cretaceous

The Aghajari oil field is an iranian oil field located in Khuzestan Province. It was discovered in 1938 and developed by National Iranian Oil Company. It began production in 1940 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Aghajari oil field are around 30 billion barrels (3758×106tonnes), and production is centered on 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d).[1] The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[2] Aghajari Gas Injection Project is aimed at boosting production from this aging field.

References

  1. ↑ "Iran expects Aghajari oil field to yield 300,000 bpd oil for 20 years". gasandoil.com. 2004. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.


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