Rag Sefid oil field

The Rag Sefid oil field is an oil field located in Khuzestan Province, approximately 6 km in nearest distance from the Persian Gulf, southwest Iran.^[1] It was discovered in 1964^[2] and developed by National Iranian Oil Company and began production in 1966.^[3] The total proven reserves of the Rag Sefid oil field are around 14,5 billion barrels, and production is centered on 180,000 barrels per day (29,000 m³/d).^[4] The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).^[5]

Rag Sefid oil field
Location of Rag Sefid oil field
Country	Iran
Region	Khuzestan Province
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	30°10′N 50°16′E
Operators	NISOC
Partners	NIOC
Field history
Discovery	1964
Start of production	1966
Production
Current production of oil	180,000 barrels per day (~9.0×10^6 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	14,500 million barrels (~1.98×10^9 t)
Estimated gas in place	17,990×10^9 m3 (635×10^12 cu ft)

On 29 October 2017, a blowout occurred in the offshore well 147 and burnt for 59 days before it was brought under control.^[6] Since it contains 54.16 tcf of natural gas (largest natural gas of the country after the Pazanan oil field), controlling this fire was considered a record. Two other fires affected the oil field in 1966 and 1975, and the intervention of American oil companies and 100 days had been necessary to contain those. The fire could have been contained more rapidly, but the challenge evolved around containing the gas that could have killed all living creatures in a large radius if released. Relief wells had to be drilled to engage in a bottom kill procedure.^[7]

See also

• Iran portal
• Energy portal

• List of oil fields

References

1. "Rag Sefid Oil Field Contains 14bn Barrels In Situ Reserves". Shana. Retrieved 2004-07-15.
2. "Rag-e-Sefid" (PDF). NISOC.
3. "Fracture Modeling in Asmari Reservoir of Rag-e Sefid Oil Field" (PDF). University of Tehran.
4. "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
5. "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
6. "Blaze put out at Rag-Sefid oilfield". Tehran Times. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. "Rag Sefid Fire Containment; a Record". Shana Petro Energy Information Network. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.