Rag Sefid oil field

The Rag Sefid oil field is an oil field located in Khuzestan Province, approximately 6 km in nearest distance from the Persian Gulf, southwest Iran.[1] It was discovered in 1964[2] and developed by National Iranian Oil Company and began production in 1966.[3] The total proven reserves of the Rag Sefid oil field are around 14,5 billion barrels, and production is centered on 180,000 barrels per day (29,000 m³/d).[4] The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[5]

Rag Sefid oil field
Location of Rag Sefid oil field
Country	Iran
Region	Khuzestan Province
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	30°10′N 50°16′E
Operators	NISOC
Partners	NIOC
Field history
Discovery	1964
Start of production	1966
Production
Current production of oil	180,000 barrels per day (~9.0×10^6 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	14,500 million barrels (~1.98×10^9 t)
Estimated gas in place	17,990×10^9 m^3 (635×10^12 cu ft)

See also

• List of oil fields

References

1. "Rag Sefid Oil Field Contains 14bn Barrels In Situ Reserves". Shana. Retrieved 2004-07-15.
2. "Rag-e-Sefid" (PDF). NISOC.
3. "Fracture Modeling in Asmari Reservoir of Rag-e Sefid Oil Field" (PDF). University of Tehran.
4. "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
5. "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.