Ourhoud Oil Field

Ourhoud Oil Field
Country Algeria
Region Ouargla Province
Offshore/onshore onshore
Operators Compañía Española de Petróleos
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Sonatrach
Field history
Discovery 1994
Start of development 1998
Start of production 2002
Production
Current production of oil 250,000 barrels per day (~1.2×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place 140 million tonnes
(~ 200×10^6 m3 or 1000 MMbbl)

Ourhoud Oil Field is an oil field located in Ouargla Province. It was discovered in 1994 and developed by Compañía Española de Petróleos. The oil field is operated and owned by Compañía Española de Petróleos, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Sonatrach. The total proven reserves of the Ourhoud oil field are around 1 billion barrels (140×106tonnes), and production is centered on 250,000 barrels per day (40,000 m3/d).[1]

References

  1. "Algeria's Ourhoud Field Achieves Full Production". Rigzone. 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

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