South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia)

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South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Kuwait.

Along with Arq Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), Humma Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), North Wafra Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), South Fuwaris Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), and Wafra Oil Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Offshore Neutral Zone Project.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
South Umm-Gudair operating[1] Wafra Joint Operations[2] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company KSC [50%]; Saudi Arabian Chevron [50%][2][2] 1962[3] – – –

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil reserves 3500.0 million bbl – ​[4]
oil EUR 800.0 million bbl – ​[5]
oil reserves 248.11 million bbl – ​[5]

Table 3: Production from South Umm-Gudair Oil and 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 gas 413.44 million m³/y – ​[6]
production oil 0.1 million bbl/y – ​[6]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Kuwait[7] onshore[8] 28.4473, 47.8621 (approximate)[7]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Offshore Neutral Zone Project ():

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Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114808/https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/14074106/kuwait-saudi-arabia-to-resume-joint-oil-production. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114817/https://www.kgoc.com/UI/oil-gas.aspx. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210626090141/https://onepetro.org/SPEMEOS/proceedings-abstract/11MEOS/All-11MEOS/SPE-140467-MS/149471. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://www.thefreelibrary.com/KUWAIT+-+Oilfield+Profile+-+The+Onshore+Fields+Of+Texaco+-+Wafra.-a054764605. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.cccarto.com/oil/kuwaitoil/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203205800/https://pyramidenc.com/projects/south-umm-gudhair-field-upgrade/. Archived from the original on 03 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230504063758/https://carnegieendowment.org/files/alSaif_XBORDER_Kuwait_Saudi_Border1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)