Sonam Gas Field (Nigeria)

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Sonam Gas Field is an operating gas field in Nigeria.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Sonam Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Sonam operating[1][2] Chevron Nigeria[3] NNPC Ltd [60%]; Chevron Nigeria Ltd [40%][3][3] – – 2017[4] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Sonam Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 136.24 million bbl 2022 ​[5]
gas Remaining recoverable reserves 31567.51 million m³ 2022 ​[5]

Table 3: Production from Sonam Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production crude oil and condensate 11.03 million bbl/y 2020 ​[5]
production gas 2552.99 million m³/y 2020 ​[5]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Sonam Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
OML 91; PML 50[5][6] offshore, Nigeria[7] offshore[8] 5.497, 4.819 (exact)[7]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211209070640/https://www.oedigital.com/news/467442-chevron-mature-fields-maximum-production. Archived from the original on 09 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Nigeria Highlights of Operations". chevron.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240716152805/https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Concession-Situation-December-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220125232524/https://telfordoffshore.com/projects/chevron-nigeria-sonam-development/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209113832/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/sonam-conventional-gas-field-nigeria/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "NUPRC Concession Situation 2025" (PDF). NUPRC. 2025-06-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221107125325/http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/796771468288655228/pdf/Nigeria-Electricity-and-Gas-Improvement-Project.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)