The Aghajari oil field is an iranian oil field located in Khuzestan Province. It was discovered by Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1938 and developed by National Iranian Oil Company.^[1] It began production in 1940 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Aghajari oil field are around 30 billion barrels (3758×10⁶tonnes), and production is centered on 170,000 barrels per day (27,000 m³/d).^[2] The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).^[3] Aghajari Gas Injection Project is aimed at boosting production from this aging field.

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Aghajari oil field
Location of Aghajari oil field
Country	Iran
Region	Khuzestan Province
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Coordinates	30°41′41″N 49°49′41″E
Operator	NISOC
Partners	National Iranian Oil Company
Field history
Discovery	1938
Start of production	1940
Production
Current production of oil	170,000 barrels per day (~8.5×10^6 t/a)
Current production of gas	95×10^6 cu ft/d (2.7×10^6 m3/d)
Estimated oil in place	30,200 million barrels (~4.12×10^9 t)
Recoverable oil	17,400 million barrels (~2.37×10^9 t)
Producing formations	Miocene Cretaceous Jurassic

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