The Missan oilfields authority finished on Sunday the rehabilitation of the Sayed Nour oilfield in eastern Amara and is planning to drill 50 new wells in the province, a media source from the authority said.
"The rehabilitation of Sayed Nour oilfield, (10 km) eastern Amara, will immensely contribute to sustaining the overall production capacity of al-Bazarkan oil complex, which already reaches 120,000 barrels per day (bpd)," the source, who preferred not to have his name mentioned, said.
The rejuvenated oilfield is composed of five wells with a production capacity of 15,000 bpd for each, he said, noting work on this field also comprises the construction of a pumping station with a capacity of 20,000 bpd of crude oil.
The Missan oilfields authority embarked on Saturday on a plan to drill 50 new oil wells within the fields of al-Bazarkan (60 km southeast of Amara), al-Hilfaya (40 km west of Amara) and al-Fakka (120 km southeast of Amara), said the source.
"Work on these fields will take more than two years. These wells are expected to yield a capacity of 2,000 bpd for each," he said.
The Missan oilfields authority is affiliated to the South Oil Company, the largest oil producing entity in Iraq. The company also owns all oilfields in central and southern Iraq and boasts a reserve of more than 65%.
Missan province, 390 km south of Baghdad and its capital city is al-Amara, is home to five large oilfields in Iraq: al-Bazarkan (12 wells), Abu Gharb (14 wells), al-Fakka (12 wells), al-Amara (three wells) and al-Hilfaya (three wells).
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