Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan)

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Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field (Карачаганакское) is an operating oil and gas field in Kazakhstan.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Karachaganak Operating[1] Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V[2] Shell plc (29.25%); Eni S.P.A. (29.25%); Chevron (18.0%); Lukoil (13.5%); KazMunayGas (10.0%)[3] 1979[3] 1984[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
condensate [not stated] 7979.64 million bbl 2019 [4]
condensate gross reserves 2400 million bbl [not stated] [5]
gas 1P reserves 154377.8 million m³ 2015 [6]
gas gross reserves 453065.27 million m³ [not stated] [5]
gas reserves 1350000 million m³ 2017 [7]
hydrocarbons estimated resources 53 million boe 2023 [8]
oil 1P reserves 837.04 million bbl 2015 [6]
oil and condensate reserves 7979.64 million bbl 2017 [7]

Table 3: Production from Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million m³ = million cubic meters million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production gas 207000 million m³ 2016 [9]
cumulative production hydrocarbons 970.86 million boe 2016 [9]
production gas 18000 million m³/y 2015 [6]
production gas 1405.63 million m³/y 2020 [10]
production liquid hydrocarbons 80.2 million bbl/y 2020 [3]
production oil 87.96 million bbl/y 2015 [6]
production liquids 80.67 million bbl/y 2022 [11]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Karachaganak Oil and Gas Field

Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Precaspian Onshore, Kazakhstan[3] 50.8372, 52.9707 (exact)[3]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. "NC KazMunayGas JSC Annual Report 2019" (PDF). ҚазМұнайГаз. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. KazMunayGas2020, Bealessio2020
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Annual Report 2020: Fostering Sustainability Driving Growth" (PDF). ҚазМұнайГаз. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230511175909/https://www.kazenergy.com/upload/document/energy-report/NationalReport19_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221020175302/https://kpo.kz/en/about-kpo.html. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "FACT BOOK PJSC "LUKOIL" (PDF). Luckoil. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.azernews.az/region/109897.html https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/karachaganak/, https://www.azernews.az/region/109897.html. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Data Update: Shell's Oil and Gas Project Pipeline" (PDF). Oil Change International. 44958. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 06 2023. Retrieved September 06 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220720093443/https://www.kmg.kz/uploads/reporting-and-financial-result/8b090aef2f3c45d0/kmg_annual_report_2015_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019120937/http://chevron.com/worldwide/kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108234140/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/102323-kazakhstan-no-3-field-karachaganak-to-maintain-stable-output-boost-cpc-volumes-kmg. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)