Naft Shahr Explained

Naft Shahr
Native Name:Persian: نفت شهر
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kermanshah
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Qasr-e Shirin
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sumar
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Sumar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:184
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Naft Shahr (Persian: نفت شهر) is a village in Sumar Rural District of Sumar District, Qasr-e Shirin County, Kermanshah province, Iran.

Naft Shahr is known for its oilfields. English explorers found oil in Naft Shahr for the first time in 1931. According to Mehr News Agency, Naft Shahr, which is the only active oilfield in the province, has estimated oil reserves of 692 million barrels.[2]

History

2010 incident

On Saturday 29 May 2010 fire broke out at well number 24 at the Naft Shahr oil field.[2] It was put out in 38 days.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the village's population was 890 in 14 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 184 people in 6 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

Oil field

Naft shahr oil field is located 72 km south of Qasr-e Shirin and 230 km south west of Kermanshah. This field is a common field between Iran and Iraq and provides a portion of Kermanshah's refinery feed.[6] After Iraq-Iran war, reconstruction of the equipment at this refinery was incomplete and did not have safety equipment and measurement systems.[7] The type of its oil is light crude oil.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Naft Shahr, Qasr-e Shirin County . . 16 July 2023 . 16 July 2023 . fa.
  2. News: Iran oil rig fire may blaze for six months – report . Reuters . 31 May 2010 .
  3. Web site: شهر زیبای نفت‌شهر .
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118172226/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kermanshah.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 05 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403212203/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_05.xlsx . Excel . 3 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Naft-Shahr Oilfield Development Project Makes 75% Progress . 12 November 2021 .
  7. Web site: Engineering, Procurement and Construction of Naftshahr Desalting unit – Oil & Energy Industries Development Company .
  8. http://ipo.ir/uploads/kermanshah_oil_refining_company.95.07.pdf Kermanshah Oil Refining Company
  9. Web site: هاست شما مسدود میباشد . arena-petrogas.com.