Karakuduk Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan)

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Karakuduk Oil and Gas Field (Каракудук) is an operating oil and gas field in Kazakhstan.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Karakuduk Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Karakuduk	Operating	Karakudukmunai (KaraKudukMunay)	Sinopec	1972	–	1998

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Karakuduk Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
[not stated]	2P reserves	63	million boe	2007
hydrocarbons	recoverable reserves	73.15	million boe	2012
hydrocarbons	remaining recoverable reserves	73.15	million boe	2014

Table 3: Production from Karakuduk Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	oil	66.5	million bbl	2012
production	gas	49.61	million m³/y	2005
production	gas	150	million m³/y	2011
production	gas	110	million m³/y	2012
production	oil	3.68	million bbl/y	2005
production	oil	6.65	million bbl/y	2007
production	oil	10.95	million bbl/y	2010
production	oil	9.31	million bbl/y	2011
production	oil	7.51	million bbl/y	2012

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Karakuduk Oil and Gas Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Kazakhstan	44.8608, 54.035 (exact)

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