Changouleh Oilfield Development Plan on Track

The expansion of Changouleh Oilfield near the Iraqi border in Ilam Province has started and drilling operations will end in October, the head of Exploration Department at the National Iranian Oil Company said.
“Operations to drill the first exploratory well has registered a work-in-progress rate of 40% and is expected to become operational in two months,” Mehdi Fakour was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news portal.
The development project, estimated to cost $300 million, was approved by the government’s Economic Council in June as part of a long-term plan to raise Iran’s crude output capacity. The project entails drilling at least 10 development and exploratory wells to increase the field’s output to 15,000 barrels a day, he added.
A 150-km pipeline will also be laid to transfer the field’s natural gas to Dehloran Gas Refinery and Azar Oilfield, both in Ilam Province.