Karanj oil field
| Karanj oil field | |
|---|---|
  Location of Karanj oil field | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Khuzestan Province |
| Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
| Coordinates | 31°16′48″N 49°36′13″E / 31.28000°N 49.60361°ECoordinates: 31°16′48″N 49°36′13″E / 31.28000°N 49.60361°E |
| Operators | NISOC |
| Partners | NIOC |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1963 |
| Start of production | 1988 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 237,000 barrels per day (~1.18×107 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place | 11,200 million barrels (~1.53×109 t) |
| Recoverable oil | 5,700 million barrels (~7.8×108 t) |
The Karanj oil field is an Iranian oil field located in Khuzestan Province, in the east of Ahvaz City.[1] It was discovered in 1963[2] and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1964.[3] Oil production of Karanj field is about 200,000 barrels per day (32,000 m3/d).[4] The field has a 650-metre thick oil column with a API gravity of 33.9 deg. Its oil reserves have been estimated at 11.2 bn barrels, with gas at about 3.5 TCF.[5] A gas injection project at Karanj was completed in 1995.
See also
References
- ↑ "Iran Explores New Crude Reserves in Southern Karanj Field". Shana.ir.
- ↑ "IRAN - Karanj-Parsi". thefreelibrary.com.
- ↑ "Depositional Environment of the Asmari Reservoir Cap rock in Karanj Oil Field" (PDF). Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.
- ↑ "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ↑ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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