BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 23
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The Iranian National Drilling Company (NIDC) has drilled and improved 46 offshore and onshore oil and gas wells in Iran, during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through November 21, 2021), Deputy Director of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) Masoud Afshar said, Trend reports citing the company’s website.
According to the deputy director, 33 wells were drilled in the territory of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), 6 wells in the territory of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) and 1 well in the territory of the Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC),
“In addition, 1 well was drilled at the order of the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC), while 5 wells were drilled at the order of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC),” he added.
Afshar noted that in general, about 51,000 meters of excavations were carried out within 8 months. Currently, 9 drilling rigs of the NIDC are being relocated.
As reported, there are currently 74 oil and 22 gas fields in Iran. So, 37 oil fields are operating in the territory of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), 14 fields – Iranian Central Oil Fields Company (ICOFC), 5 fields – Arvandan Oil and Gas Company (AOGC), and 18 oil fields – Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC).
In addition, 5 gas fields are operating in the territory of the NISOC, 13 fields – the ICOFC, 1 field – Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), and 3 gas fields – the IOOC.
Iran’s total hydrocarbon reserves are estimated at 836 billion barrels. With available technology and equipment, Iran can extract 239 billion barrels. Thus, 29 percent of the country's hydrocarbon reserves are recoverable, while 71 percent remain underground.
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