Karanj oil field

The Karanj oil field is an Iranian oil field located 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the Ahvaz City,^[1] in Khuzestan Province.^[2][3] It was discovered in 1963^[4] and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1964.^[5] Oil production of Karanj field is about 200,000 barrels per day (32,000 m³/d).^[6] The field has a 650-metre thick oil column with an API gravity of 33.9 deg. Its oil reserves have been estimated at 11.2 bn barrels, with gas at about 3.5 TCF.^[7] A gas injection project at Karanj was completed in 1995. The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).^[8]

Karanj oil field
Location of Karanj oil field
Country	Iran
Region	Khuzestan Province
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	31°16′48″N 49°36′13″E
Operators	NISOC
Partners	NIOC
Field history
Discovery	1963
Start of production	1988
Production
Current production of oil	237,000 barrels per day (~1.18×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	11,043 million barrels (~1.507×10^9 t)
Recoverable oil	5,700 million barrels (~7.8×10^8 t)

See also

• Iran portal
• Energy portal

• List of oil fields