New well in Phase 11 of South Pars pushes up output to 26 mcm
Iran has brought online the 11th well of the South Pars Phase 11 development, raising natural gas extraction capacity from the field’s last developing section to more than 26 million cubic meters (mcm) per day, a senior official said on Sunday.
Touraj Dehqani, CEO of state-run Pars Oil and Gas Company, said the start-up of the well had added about 2.5 mcm per day to the phase’s production capacity, according to IRNA.
“Increased production from Phase 11, in addition to helping ensure stable feedstock for South Pars refineries, holds special importance for safeguarding shared resources and increasing the Iran’s share of extraction from this giant gas field,” Dehqani added.
The phase has two platforms, SPD11B, which is currently producing, and SPD11A, which has yet to be completed.
Dehqani said the new well at SPD11B had completed flow testing, acidising operations and connection to the platform before entering service.
Phase 11 is the last development project of South Pars which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf. Its development was awarded to state contractor Petropars after foreign companies left Iran in 2019 fearing US penalties.
The phase came on stream in August 2023 with an initial production capacity of 7.5 mcm per day after years of delay.
Development of the border phase has accelerated since the current government took office in August 2024, with daily gas extraction climbing from 12 mcm to more than 26 mcm.
South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, is responsible for 70% of Iran’s natural gas supply and 40% of the feedstock needed for the country’s gasoline production sector.
It has 40 offshore drilling rigs, hundreds of wells, and thousands of kilometers of underwater pipelines across 24 development phases.