of the city of Dehloran and 70 kilometers west of the city of Andimeshk.
The oil produced by this field is processed at a production unit before being delivered to Ahvaz III production complex via a 153-kilometer pipeline. This oil will finally go to refineries as feedstock or to Kharg Island to be exported.
At present, in order to preserve and enhance this field's output, investment and state-of-the-art technology are needed. That is why this field was introduced among others to a Tehran conference on new-style oil contracts.
Cheshmeh Khosh is so attractive that Austria's OMV has expressed willingness to develop it. Iran will put this field out to tender under newly developed oil contracts.
Cheshmeh Khosh production unit is located 52 kilometers from the city of Dehloran in Ilam Province. With a nominal capacity of 130,000 b/d (75,000 barrels of sweet oil and 55,000 barrels of salty oil), it processed the oil produced by Aban, Cheshmeh Khosh, Paydar, Paydar Gharb and Dalpari to be sent through two pipelines, measuring 18 and 20 inches in diameter and 153 meters in length, to Ahvaz III production unit and Shahid Chamran pumping facility.
The oil processed at Cheshmeh Khosh production unit will be either sent to Kharg oil terminal for exports or sent to refineries as feedstock.
The desalting unit of Cheshmeh Khosh was launched in 2006 with the nominal capacity of 75,000 b/d. The desalting unit is fed by Dehloran, Danan, Aban, Paydar and Paydar Gharb oil fields, as well as the salty wells of Cheshmeh Khosh field.
Danan Waiting for Foreign Investment
Among dozens of oil fields introduced during the Tehran conference for foreign investment, some fields need less investment than offshore fields as they are less sophisticated. One of them is Danan oil field in Ilam Province and near the border with Iraq.
Run by WOGPC, Danan is currently producing 26,000 b/d of oil, which is sent to Dehloran production center via a pipeline.
Dehloran production center is located 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Dehloran in Ilam Province. With a nominal capacity of 55,000 b/d, it processes and sweetens the oil produced by Dehloran and Danan fields before being delivered to Cheshmeh Khosh desalting unit via a 52-kilometer pipeline of 16-inch diameter.
NIOC has so far examined a variety of scenarios for the development of Danan oil field, including natural depletion, water and gas injection. Experts have submitted their views about more accurate study of this field. According to studies, the best scenario for the development of Danan is natural depletion including drilling directional wells.
WOGPC Development Plans
The projects for the development of Cheshmeh Khosh, Dehloran, Danan, Paydar Gharb, Serkan, Maleh Kouh, Shakheh, Aban and Tang Bijar fields are among oil and gas field development projects of ICOFC. They are currently under way with a view to boosting output. Other development projects include the development of Cheshmeh Khosh oil field by drilling five new wells and developing its production unit, gas gathering and gas injection into Cheshmeh Khosh oil field, construction of Cheshmeh Khosh NGL 3100 plant, construction of Dehloran production unit, development of Danan field by installing a collection of transmission pumps and separators in the field, development of Aban and Shakheh oil fields for production, installation and operation of wellhead pumps and two-phase mobile transmission pumps in Paydar Sharq field, construction of pipeline for transfer of oil from Cheshmeh Khosh production unit to export spots in the south and refineries in the north, establishment of Serkan and Maleh Kouh desalting unit, drilling several new wells in Serkan and Maleh Kouh fields and the second phase development of Tang Bijar gas production unit.
WOGPC Ready to Process Azar Oil
Nasseripour said WOGPC is fully ready to receive oil from Azar field for processing in 6 months.
"The prematurely produced oil of Azar field will go to Dehloran production unit for processing before being transferred to Cheshmeh Khosh. After processing, it will go to refineries and export terminals," he said.
Noting that Dehloran desalting unit recently came online and that the volume of salty oil processing has increased at Cheshmeh Khosh production unit, he said: "This company has no problem with processing salty oil."
He expressed hope that WOGPC would be able to receive oil from Azar oil field for processing