| Karanj oil field | |
| Country: | Iran |
| Region: | Khuzestan Province |
| Location Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 31.28°N 49.6036°W |
| Relief: | yes |
| Offonshore: | Onshore |
| Operators: | NISOC |
| Partners: | NIOC |
| Discovery: | 1963 |
| Startofproduction: | 1988 |
| Oil Production Bbl/D: | 237000 |
| Est Oil Bbl: | 11043 |
| Recover Oil Bbl: | 5700 |
The Karanj oil field is an Iranian oil field located 120km (80miles) east of the Ahvaz City,[1] in Khuzestan Province.[2] [3] It was discovered in 1963[4] and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1964.[5] Oil production of Karanj field is about 200000oilbbl/d.[6] The field has a 650-metre thick oil column with an API gravity of 33.9 deg. Its oil reserves have been estimated at 11.2 bn barrels, with gas at about 3.5 TCF.[7] A gas injection project at Karanj was completed in 1995. The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[8]