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]
| 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°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 | 11,043 million barrels (~1.507×109 t) |
| Recoverable oil | 5,700 million barrels (~7.8×108 t) |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "NISOC to Develop 27 Oil Reservoirs". Financial Tribune. 2017.
- ^ "Karanj oil field" (PDF). NISOC.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "Iran - Onshore Oil & Gas Fields". The Free Library. 2014.
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