Kirkuk oil field
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The Kirkuk oil field is one of Iraq’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the northern region near the city of Kirkuk and known for its substantial petroleum reserves.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iraqi oil fields | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oil field ⓘ |
| ageClassification | mature oil field ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kurdistan Region–Iraq energy disputes ⓘ |
| conflictImpact | damaged infrastructure during regional conflicts ⓘ |
| contains | multiple producing reservoirs ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| discovered | 1927 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Turkish Petroleum Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | key asset for Iraqi federal budget ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
gas flaring
ⓘ
soil contamination risk ⓘ |
| estimatedReservesCategory | giant oil field ⓘ |
| exportDestination | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportRoute | Iraq–Turkey pipeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalBasin | Zagros Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | contested between federal Iraq and Kurdish authorities ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedGas | yes ⓘ |
| hasEnhancedRecoveryMethods |
gas reinjection
ⓘ
water injection ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
export terminals
ⓘ
gathering stations ⓘ pipelines ⓘ |
| hasResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| hasWellType |
deviated wells
ⓘ
vertical wells ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Iraq Petroleum Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType |
light crude oil
ⓘ
sour crude characteristics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Iraq’s oldest producing oil fields
ⓘ
large petroleum reserves ⓘ |
| linkedCity | Kirkuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kirkuk Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kirkuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | North Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Iraqi government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraq petroleum industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | producing ⓘ |
| productionType | onshore ⓘ |
| reservoirRockType | limestone ⓘ |
| sector | energy industry ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1934 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major source of Iraqi export revenues ⓘ |
| transportMode | pipeline export ⓘ |
| trapType | anticline ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Iraqi oil fields