South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia)

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South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Kuwait-Saudi Arabia.

Along with Wafra Oil Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia), South Fuwaris Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia), Humma Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia), Arq Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia), and North Wafra Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia), South Umm-Gudair is a part of the Offshore Neutral Zone complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
South Umm-Gudair Operating[1] Wafra Joint Operations[2] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (50.0%); Saudi Arabian Chevron (50.0%)[2] 1962[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 3500 million bbl [not stated] [4]
oil EUR 800 million bbl [not stated] [5]
oil reserves 248.11 million bbl [not stated] [5]

Table 3: Production from South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas 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 413.42 million m³/y [not stated] [6]
production oil 0.1 million bbl/y [not stated] [6]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Kuwait-Saudi Arabia[7] 28.4473, 47.8621 (approximate)[7]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Offshore Neutral Zone complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114808/https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/14074106/kuwait-saudi-arabia-to-resume-joint-oil-production. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Kuwait Gulf Oil Company Joint Operations". Kuwait Gulf Oil Company. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626090141/https://onepetro.org/SPEMEOS/proceedings-abstract/11MEOS/All-11MEOS/SPE-140467-MS/149471. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/KUWAIT+-+Oilfield+Profile+-+The+Onshore+Fields+Of+Texaco+-+Wafra.-a054764605. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240108233531/https://www.cccarto.com/oil/kuwaitoil/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203205800/https://pyramidenc.com/projects/south-umm-gudhair-field-upgrade/. Archived from the original on 03 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Bader Al-Saif (March 1, 2021). "Along the Kuwaiti-Saudi Border, Stability Is Built on Flexibility" (PDF). Carnegie Endowment. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.