Merjan Oil Field (Iraq)

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Merjan Oil Field (مرجان) is a discovered oil field in Iraq.

Along with Kifl Oil Field (Iraq) and West Kifl Oil Field (Iraq), Merjan is a part of the Middle Furat Fields complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Merjan Discovered[1][2] 1983[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Merjan Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil remaining reserves 290 million bbl 2010 [4]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Merjan Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[5] 32.393, 43.693 (exact)[5]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Middle Furat Fields complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. "IEITI 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Iraqi Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120040933/https://attaqa.net/2023/05/15/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B9/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204020242/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-middle-furat/. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Field-by-Field Details of Iraq's Reserves Upgrade". Energy Intelligence Group. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.