Karanj oil field
Iranian oil field / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Karanj oil field is an Iranian oil field located 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the Ahvaz City,[1] in Khuzestan Province.[2][3] It was discovered in 1963[4] and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1964.[5] Oil production of Karanj field is about 200,000 barrels per day (32,000 m3/d).[6] The field has a 650-metre thick oil column with an API gravity of 33.9 deg. Its oil reserves have been estimated at 11.2 bn barrels, with gas at about 3.5 TCF.[7] A gas injection project at Karanj was completed in 1995. The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[8]
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Karanj oil field | |
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Country | Iran |
Region | Khuzestan Province |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
Coordinates | 31°16′48″N 49°36′13″E |
Operators | NISOC |
Partners | NIOC |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1963 |
Start of production | 1988 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 237,000 barrels per day (~1.18×10 |
Estimated oil in place | 11,043 million barrels (~1.507×10 |
Recoverable oil | 5,700 million barrels (~7.8×10 |
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