Atrush field reaches 45,000 bo/d of production in Kurdistan

Total oil production from Atrush field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region has reached 45,000 b/d, reported Vancouver-based ShaMaran Petroleum Corporation, holder of a 27.6% working interest in Atrush block.

The field, which lies 85 km north-west of Erbil, is one of the largest new oil developments in the region. First discovered in 2011, the field began oil production in July 2017

After two years of production Atrush field has produced 17 million bbl of oil, all of which has been sold to the Kurdistan regional government.

ShaMaran maintains its Atrush average production guidance for this year of 30,000-35,000 bo/d with target exit rates reaching 45,000-50,000 bo/d.

“The installation and commissioning of the early production facility, on an accelerated basis, at the Chamanke-E drilling location allowed for additional processing capacity to be available ahead of schedule and bringing online the increased well capacity from the year-to-date well drilling and workover program. We look forward to continuing further upward on this path,” said ShaMaran President and Chief Executive Officer Adel Chaouch.

Source: Oil & Gas Journal