Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field (Iran)

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Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iran.

Along with Ahvaz-Bangestan Oil Field (Iran), Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field is a part of the Ahvaz Oil Project (Iran).

Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Ahwaz.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Ahvaz-Asmari	operating	Karoon Oil and Gas Production	National Iranian Oil Co [100%]	1953	–	1954	conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	recoverable reserves	368121.0	million m³	2023	​
oil	original oil in place	27913.0	million bbl	2002	​
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	18000.0	million bbl	2014	​
oil	recoverable reserves	10000.0	million bbl	2023	​

Table 3: Production from Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	oil	255.5	million bbl/y	2005	​
production	oil	273.75	million bbl/y	2014	​
production	oil	219.0	million bbl/y	2023	​

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Ahvaz-Asmari Oil Field

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Iran	onshore	31.3118, 48.8121 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Ahvaz Oil Project (Iran):

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