Ain dar Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)

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Ain dar Oil Field (عين دار) is an operating oil field in Saudi Arabia.

Along with Shedgum Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia), South Ghawar Gas Field (Saudi Arabia), and Waqr Gas Field (Saudi Arabia), Ain dar is a part of the Ghawar Oil and Gas Project (Saudi Arabia).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ain dar Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Ain dar	Operating	Saudi Aramco	Saudi Aramco (100.0%)	1948	–	1951

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Ain dar Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	63.88	million bbl/y	2020

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Ain dar Oil Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Saudi Arabia	25.9492, 49.4238 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Ghawar complex:

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