Ahvaz Field

Ahvaz oil field
Location of Ahvaz oil field
Country	Iran
Region	Khuzestan
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	31°19′13″N 48°40′09″E / 31.32028°N 48.66917°E / 31.32028; 48.66917
Operators	NISOC
Partners	NIOC
Field history
Discovery	1953
Start of production	1954
Production
Current production of oil	750,000 barrels per day (~3.7×10^7 t/a)
Current production of gas	450×10^6 cu ft/d (13×10^6 m3/d)
Estimated oil in place	65,500 million barrels (~8.94×10^9 t)
Recoverable oil	37,000 million barrels (~5.0×10^9 t)
Estimated gas in place	11,000×10^9 cu ft (310×10^9 m3)
Producing formations	Oligocene-Miocene Cretaceous Jurassic

Ahvaz Field is a super-giant oil field located in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran.^[1] It was discovered in 1953, developed by Anglo-Persian Oil Company and began production in 1954. Ahvaz field is one of the richest oil fields in the world with an estimated proven reserves around 65.5 billion barrels (~8.94×10^⁹ t),^[2] and production is centered on 750,000 barrels per day (119,000 m³/d).^[3] The field is owned by National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).^[4]