Tehran, Iran, April 18
Trend:
The first phase of the South Azadegan`s mobile oil treaters (MOTs) has been operating since the end of March with a capacity of 28,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and its second phase is expected to be operational by the end of June this year.
Deputy Minister of Oil Saeed Mohammadzadeh, visited the MOT units on April 17, Trend reports citing SHANA.
The construction of MOTs in South Azaddegan field, with the aim of increasing the treating capacity of this common area, has been on the agenda since last year. With continuous pursuit and progress despite the US sanctions against Iran, the first phase was put in operations in February and this led to an increase in oil production in the field.
MOT is a system for eliminating acid, gas, water, salt, sand and silt from crude oil and pumping it to the pipeline during the drilling, repairing, acidizing and testing of oil wells.
This equipment, which includes pump station, separation, injection and desalting units, also can be utilized for different oil wells with different oil properties. It is possible to utilize this mobile device on any needed oil well and then easily transfer and install it on another one.
West Karun is an oil-rich region Khuzestan that includes several large oilfields, including Azadegan, Yaran, Yadavaran and Darkhoein with the first three divided into north and south projects. The block holds an estimated 67 billion barrels of oil in place.