Uzen Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: KazMunayGas
- Country: Kazakhstan
- Location: Mangistau region
- Production start: 1965
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The fields are characterized by complicated geological structure and unique oil properties, known for high paraffin content ( up to 29%) and pyrobitumen-tarry substances (up to 20%) which are responsible for high freezing temperature (+32C)
- Associated gas is processed at the Kazakh Gas Processing Plant LLP
History
- Uzen fields were discovered in December 1961.
- They have been in commercial development since 1965.
- 2022 - New deposits discovered
Geology
- It is a multilayer field with a complex structure, where oil and gas reservoirs are concentrated in the terrigenous section of the Jurassic-Cretaceous deposits.
