Top Ten Oil Fields Status

mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1093

Does anyone have a nice list of the top 10 (or even more if it's easy) fields and whether they are in decline or not. I don't know where to find that info.

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Ancien_Opus · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 148

Field, Country Size estimate

1. Ghawar, Saudi Arabia 75-83 billion barrels

2a. Burgan, Kuwait 66-72 billion barrels

2b. Cantarell, Mexico
(often listed as a large complex
of multiple smaller fields) 35 billion barrels

3. Bolivar Coastal, Venezuela 30-32 billion barrels

4. Safaniya-Khafji, Saudi Arabia/Neutral Zone 30 billion barrels

5. Rumaila, Iraq 20 billion barrels

6. Tengiz, Kazakstan 15-26 billion barrels

7. Ahwaz, Iran 17 billion barrels

8. Kirkuk, Iraq 16 billion barrels

9. Marun, Iran 16 billion barrels

10. Gachsaran, Iran 15 billion barrels

11. Aghajari, Iran 14 billion barrels

12. Samotlor, West Siberia, Russia 14-16 billion barrels

13a.Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA 13 billion barrels
13b. Kashagan, Kazakhstan 13 billion barrels

14. Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia 12 billion barrels

15. Romashkino, Volga-Ural, Russia 12-14 billion barrels

16. Chicontepec, Mexico 12 billion barrels

17. Berri, Saudi Arabia 12 billion barrels

18. Zakum, Abu Dhabi, UAE 12 billion barrels

19. Manifa, Saudi Arabia 11 billion barrels

20. Faroozan-Marjan, Saudi Arabia/Iran 10 billion barrels

21. Marlim, Campos, Brazil 10-14 billion barrels

mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1093

Sweet! Thanks.

Now, not to be a PITA, but, do we know which of these are already in decline?

Dreamtwister · Fission Joined: Feb 06, 2006 Posts: 2297

This is a great idea. Let's see if we can fill in the data. I'll update this post as corrections are added.

1. Ghawar(Total) S. Arabia Level Production
2. Greater.Burgan Kuwait CONFIRMED DECLINE ~14% (Source)
3. Bolivar Coastal Venezuela Level Production
4. Rumaila North & South Iraq Unknown
5. Safaniya S. Arabia Unknown
6. Kirkuk Iraq CONFIRMED DECLINE (Source)
7. Samotlor C.I.S. CONFIRMED DECLINE ~ 9% (Simmons' book IIRC)
8. Zakum UAE-Abu Dhabi ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSSIBLE (Source?)
9. East Baghdad Iraq Unknown
10. Manifa S. Arabia Shut in ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSSIBLE (Source?)
11. Gachsaran Iran Unknown
12. Abqaiq S. Arabia Level Production
13. Ahwaz Iran CONFIRMED DECLINE ~19% (Source)
14. Romashinko C.I.S. CONFIRMED DECLINE (Rate?) (Source?)
15. Cantarell Complexx Mexico CONFIRMED DECLINE ~14% (Source)
16. Marun Iran CONFIRMED DECLINE (Source)
17. Zuluf S. Arabia Unknown
18. Berri S. Arabia CONFIRMED DECLINE (Rate?) (Source?)
19. Agha Jari Iran CONFIRMED DECLINE (Source)
20. Daqing China CONFIRMED DECLINE ~7% (Source)

21. Khurais Iran Unknown
21. Prudhoe Bay U.S.A. CONFIRMED DECLINE ~11% (Multiple sources)
22. Bu Hasa UAE-Abu Dhabi Unknown
23. West Qurna Iraq Unknown
24. Fedor-Surgutskoye C.I.S. Unknown
25. Hassi Messaoud Algeria Unknown
26. Kafhji N.Z. Unknown
27. Raudhatain Kuwait Unknown
29. Krasnoleninskoye C.I.S. Unknown
30. Bab UAE-Abu Dhabi Unknown
31. Abu Sa'fah S. Arabia Unknown
32. Zubair Iraq Unknown
33. Ust-BaIyk.-Mamontoyskoye C.I.S. Unknown
34. Shaybah S. Arabia Unknown
35. Majnoon Iraq Unknown
36. Asab UAE-Abu Dhabi Unknown
37. Tengiz Kazakhstan ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSSIBLE (Source)
38. Qatif S. Arabia Shut in ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSSIBLE
39. Pravdinks-Salym C.I.S. Unknown
40. Marlim Brazil CONFIRMED DECLINE ~8% (Source)
41. Umm shaif Of Unknown
42. Panshan China Unknown
43. East Texas ON Unknown
44. Sabriya Kuwait Unknown
45. Bai Hassan Iraq Unknown
46. Dukhan Qatar Unknown
47. Pokachevsko-Uryevskoye C.I.S. Unknown
48. Sarir Libya Unknown
49. Minas Indonesia Unknown
50. Carito Venezuela Unknown
51. Khursaniyah S. Arabia Unknown
52. Marjan S. Arabia Unknown
53. Duri Indonesia Unknown
54. Rag-E-Safid Iran Unknown
55. Arlanskoye C.I.S. Unknown
56. Bibi Hakimeh Iran Unknown
57. Statfjord Norway Unknown
58. Uzen'skoye Kazakhstan Unknown
59. Nahr Umr Iraq Unknown
60. Abkalun Mexico Unknown
61. Gialo (059-E) Libya Unknown
62. Minagish Kuwait Unknown
63. Tevlin-Konilorskoye C.I.S. Unknown
64. Furrial-Musipan Venezuela Unknown
65. Karamay-Complex China Unknown
66. Umm Gudair Kuwait Unknown
67. Priobskoye C.I.S. Unknown
68. Wafra N.Z. Unknown
69. Russkoye C.I.S. Unknown
70. Vatyegan C.I.S. Unknown
71. Wilmington U.S.A. Unknown
72. Lyantor C.I.S. Unknown
73. Midway-Sunset U.S.A. Unknown
74. Jambur Iraq Unknown
75. Forties U.K. Unknown
76. Tuymazy(Aleksondrovskoye) C.I.S. Unknown
77. Foroozan Iran Unknown
78. Balakhano-Sobundlino-Ramon Azerbaydzhan Unknown
79. Bombay India Unknown
80. Renqiu China Unknown
81. Ekofisk Norway Unknown
82. Subba Iraq Unknown
83. Nasser (006-C/41/4k) Libya Unknown
84. Varyegan C.I.S. Unknown
85. Karanj Iran Unknown
86. Cerro Negro-Faja 29 Venezuela Unknown
87. Hawtah S. Arabia Unknown
88. Ku Mexico Unknown
89. Paris Iran Unknown
90. Harmaliyah S. Arabia Unknown
91. Amal (012-8/E/N/R) Libya Unknown
92. Lamar Venezuela Unknown
93. Shuguang Unknown
94. Kern River U.S.A Unknown
95. Augilo-Nafoora Unknown
96. Buzurgan Iraq Unknown
97. Brent U.K. Unknown
98. Yates U.S.A. Unknown
99. Wasson U.SA Unknown
100. Povkhovskoye C.I.S. Unknown

Orphaned fields:

Kashagan ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSSIBLE (Source)
Chicontepec ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSSIBLE (Source?)
Faroozan-Marjan Unknown
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Jack · Dark Lord Joined: Aug 11, 2004 Posts: 5123

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks to those who compiled these lists!
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killJOY · Fission Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 2510 Location: ^NNE^

Hey, A_O, that list looks familiar.

Bet you got it here. Great oil site.
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smiley · Fission Joined: Apr 16, 2004 Posts: 2146 Location: Europe

Number 8: Kirkuk is in decline

Ludi · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Top Ten Oil Fields Status

I'm really amazed by those decline percentages! Shocked

Where's that nice comforting 2% we were promised?
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smiley · Fission Joined: Apr 16, 2004 Posts: 2146 Location: Europe

I think this is a nice idea. We should get this list as complete as possible. It might be very illustrative.

No 7 Ahwaz and no 9 Marun: Decline

mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1093

grillzilla · Tar Sands Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 78

These three sites seem to confirm Marlim is declining, maybe at about 8%
especially the last one.

link1

scandoil

econbrowser
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mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1093

grillzilla · Tar Sands Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 78

mgibbons19

Uhmm, thats Marlim, not Marun.
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mgibbons19 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1093

Dreamtwister · Fission Joined: Feb 06, 2006 Posts: 2297

LMAO Sorry, I was away visiting relatives. Hang on and I'll update.
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