Bazerkan Oil Field (Iraq)

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Bazerkan Oil Field (البزركان) is an operating oil field in Iraq.

Along with Abu Gharb Oil Field (Iraq) and Fakkah Oil Field (Iraq), Bazerkan is a part of the Missan Oil Project (Iraq). Bazerkan Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Buzurgan.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bazerkan Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Bazerkan Operating[1] CNOOC[1] CNOOC Limited (63.75%); Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) (11.25%); Iraq Drilling Company (25.0%)[2] 1971[1] 1976[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bazerkan Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil 2P reserves 391.4 million bbl 2012 [1]
oil STOIIP 2917 million bbl 2012 [1]

Table 3: Production from Bazerkan Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production oil 188.4 million bbl 2011 [1]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Bazerkan Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[3] 31.936, 47.372 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Missan complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Executive Report For Reserves Assessment Of The Missan Oil Fields In Eastern Iraq As Of 31St December, 2011". SEC. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205165430/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-maysan-oil-fields/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thamer Al-Ameri (September 1, 2013). "Petroleum Systems of Iraqi Oil Fields". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.