Dukhan Field

Dukhan Field is a large petroleum-producing field extending over an area of approximately 80 km in Dukhan, Qatar. The first well was drilled in 1939/1940 and the first export of petroleum from Dukhan went out in 1949.^[1] The field produces up to 335,000 barrels (53,300 m³) of crude oil per day.

Overview

The onshore Dukhan field, located along the west coast of the peninsula, is the country’s largest producing oil field.^[2] It contains 4 reservoirs - Khatiyah, Fahahil and Jaleha/Diyab, 3 are oil reservoirs, and 1 contains non-associated gas. Oil and gas are separated in 4 degassing stations; Khatiyah North, Khatiyah Main, Fahahil Main and Jaleha. Stabilized crude is transported by pipeline to the Mesaieed port.

Notes

↑ "Dukhan". Qatar Petroleum. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
↑ EIA 2007

References

Foreign ministry of Qatar's description of Dukhan Field
The Qatar Oil Discoveries, Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D., in GEO ExPro Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1 - 2010 http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2010/01/the-qatar-oil-discoveries

Coordinates: 25°26′55″N 50°47′15″E / 25.4485°N 50.7874°E / 25.4485; 50.7874

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