The Azadegan oil field is an oil field in Iran. It is located west of Ahvaz, near the Iraqi border.
History The first exploration well was drilled in the field in 1976, but its discovery was finalized after drilling the second well in 1999. The field has an approximate area of .shana.ir Monday, November 12, 2007 Shana
Reserves Iranian authorities claim that the Azadegan field has oil-in-place reserves of about and recoverable resources estimated at about . It is one of the NIOC Recent Discoveries and the biggest oil field found in Iran in the last 30 years.
Sarvak, Kazhdomi, Godvan, and Fahilan are productive layers of the field. The current production is . Crude oil produced by the Fahilan layer is light while the other layers yield heavy crude.
See also
Yadavaran Field World Largest Gas Fields NIOC Recent Discoveries South Pars Gas Field Iran Natural Gas Reserves North Pars Golshan Gas Field Ferdowsi Gas Field Persian LNG
References
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