Karanj Oil Field (Iran)

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Karanj Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iran.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Karanj operating[1] Aghajari Oil and Gas Production[2] National Iranian Oil Co [100%][3] 1963[4] – 1964[5] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Karanj Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil recoverable reserves 2923.8 million bbl 2007 ​[6]
oil original oil in place 10405.5 million bbl 2007 ​[6]
oil primary reserves 2101.0 million bbl 2007 ​[6]
oil secondary reserves 822.8 million bbl 2007 ​[6]
oil oil in place 11200.0 million bbl 2011 ​[7]
oil recoverable reserves 5700.0 million bbl 2011 ​[7]

Table 3: Production from Karanj Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 54.75 million bbl/y 2005 ​[8]
production oil 83.95 million bbl/y 2011 ​[7]
production oil 73.0 million bbl/y 2021 ​[9]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Karanj Oil Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Iran[8] onshore[10] 30.9902, 49.8602 (exact)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/17/mapping-irans-oil-and-gas-sites-and-those-attacked-by-israel. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.trend.az/iran/business/3889100.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220831031046/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3269898. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221203052037/https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2006/R2284.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230515204552/http://conference.khuisf.ac.ir/DorsaPax/userfiles/file/pazhohesh/zamin%20mashad/268.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329014550/http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article-pdf/12/2/69/5443178/husseini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230610214551/http://petrofilm.com/iran_nioc_president_mehdi_mirmoezi_the_national_iranian_oil_company_talks_harald_dahle-sladek. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129095022/https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article/12/2/69/567100. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220522002348/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/khuzestan-gambit.htm. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)