Ourhoud Oil Field is an oil field located in Ouargla Province. It was discovered in 1994 and developed by Sonatrach. The total proven reserves of the Ourhoud oil field are around 1 billion barrels (140×106tonnes), and production is centered on 250,000 barrels per day (40,000 m3/d).[1]

Ourhoud Oil Field
CountryAlgeria
RegionOuargla Province
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Operators[Sonatrach]
Field history
Discovery1994
Start of development1998
Start of production2002
Production
Current production of oil250,000 barrels per day (~1.2×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place140 million tonnes
(~ 200×10^6 m3 or 1000 million bbl)

References

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  1. ^ "Algeria's Ourhoud Field Achieves Full Production". Rigzone. 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-09.