Kupal Oil Field (Iran)

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Kupal Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iran.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Kupal Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Kupal Operating[1] National Iranian South Oil Company[1] National Iranian Oil Company (100.0%)[1] 1964[2] 1970[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Kupal Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil original oil in place 10218.5 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil primary reserves 827.6 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil secondary reserves 298 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil recoverable reserves 1125.6 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil original oil in place 5918 million bbl 2007 [5]

Table 3: Production from Kupal Oil Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production gas 1095 million m³/y 2003 [6]
production oil 36.87 million bbl/y 2003 [6]
production oil 21.9 million bbl/y 2005 [5]
production design capacity oil 31.02 million bbl/y 2023 [7]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Kupal Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iran[5] 31.3118, 49.3203 (exact)[5]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221203052037/https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2006/R2284.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626043102/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupal_oil_field. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329014550/http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article-pdf/12/2/69/5443178/husseini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129095022/https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article/12/2/69/567100. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220221140533/https://en.shana.ir/news/1607/Gas-Collection-Project-for-Kupal-Oilfield-Made-Operational. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20231031192404/http://www.iranpetroleum.ir/content/1/Publication/2114/No-127. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)