Iran Plans Drilling of 35 Wells in South Pars

Shobeir Nabavi said that the POGC focuses on maintaining production in the South Pars gas field while developing other gas fields such as Kish, North Pars, Bilal, Golshan and Ferdowsi, Farzad A and B and also the oil layers of South Pars.

He stressed the development of the Kish gas field, and said, “This field is located in the underground part of Kish Island and in the waters of the Persian Gulf, with a minimum in place storage of 56 trillion cubic feet of gas, which is considered one of the large gas fields.”

Nabavi stated that the development of this field started in 2018 and continues in three phases, adding, “According to the plans, the first phase of the development of this field will be completed next year with 14 wells with a daily gas production capacity of 28.3 million cubic meters.”

He said that engineering studies in the North Pars gas field have been held, and said, “This field is located in the Persian Gulf in the Southern part of Bushehr province with a gas reserve of 55 trillion cubic feet.”

Nabavi referred to the latest measures taken in the development of the Bilal gas field, and said, “Currently, one appraisal well is being drilled in the offshore location of this field, and it is planned to drill 8 wells in the future (including the currently drilled well), to bring gas production from this field to 14.1 million cubic meters per day.”

He also listed the development of South Pars oil fields as one of the main priorities of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), and said, “The South Pars oil reservoir is far more extensive on the Qatari side, however, in the Iranian part, the contract for the development of oil fields has been signed under IPC terms and is being followed up.”

The POGC official went on to add that the main mission of the company is the development and production of the South Pars joint gas field, and stated, “The amount of gas in this field on the Iranian side is estimated at 410 trillion cubic feet, and in the 20 years since the beginning of gas production from this field until today, 75.5 trillion cubic feet of gas have been produced in the field.”

Nabavi said that the initial pressure of the South Pars gas reservoir in the Kangan and Dalan layers, which are located at a depth of 3,000 meters underground in the Persian Gulf, has decreased from about 5,200 PSI to 3,500 PSI during the 20 years of exploitation of this field.

South Pars gas field located in the Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf forms the northern half of a supergiant offshore gas field called the North Dome field or the North field in Qatar.

Estimated to hold eight percent of the world’s total gas reserves and almost approximately 50% of Iran’s domestic gas reserves, South Pars is considered to be the world’s biggest gas field by reserves.

The South Pars gas field commenced production in 2002 and continues to be developed in multiple phases by the Pars Oil and Gas Company.

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