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
Karanj oil field is located in Iran
Karanj oil field
Location of Karanj oil field
CountryIran
RegionKhuzestan Province
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates31°16′48″N 49°36′13″E / 31.28000°N 49.60361°E / 31.28000; 49.60361
OperatorsNISOC
PartnersNIOC
Field history
Discovery1963
Start of production1988
Production
Current production of oil237,000 barrels per day (~1.18×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place11,043 million barrels (~1.507×10^9 t)
Recoverable oil5,700 million barrels (~7.8×10^8 t)

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  1. ^ "NISOC to Develop 27 Oil Reservoirs". Financial Tribune. 2017.
  2. ^ "Karanj oil field" (PDF). NISOC.
  3. ^ "Iran Explores New Crude Reserves in Southern Karanj Field". Shana.ir.
  4. ^ "IRAN - Karanj-Parsi". thefreelibrary.com.
  5. ^ "Depositional Environment of the Asmari Reservoir Cap rock in Karanj Oil Field" (PDF). Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.
  6. ^ "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  7. ^ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  8. ^ "Iran - Onshore Oil & Gas Fields". The Free Library. 2014.