Dammam field returns to production… and Aramco targets 75 thousand barrels per day by 2028
Saudi Aramco has restarted the Dammam oil field with an initial production capacity of 25,000 barrels per day, as part of a plan that aims to raise production capacity to 75,000 barrels per day by 2028, in a step that reflects the company’s direction towards redeveloping historical assets using the latest technologies.
A plan to raise production to 75,000 barrels
Saudi Aramco seeks during the current stage to gradually enhance the field’s efficiency, with plans to reach a production of 75,000 barrels per day within two years, taking advantage of Modern drilling techniques and advanced operating systems.
The company confirmed that restarting the field comes within its strategy to maximize the use of existing reserves, and repurpose historical fields according to advanced operational standards.
A historic field from which Saudi oil began
The Dammam field is considered one of the most prominent oil fields in the history of the Kingdom, as it witnessed the start of Saudi commercial oil production for the first time through Dammam Well No. 7 in 1938, which represented the beginning of the Saudi oil era. And transforming the Kingdom into a major player in global energy markets.
The field is historically linked to the flow of Saudi oil to the tanker “D. J. Schofield” on May 1, 1939, in the presence of the founding King Abdulaziz Al Saud, may God rest his soul, after the success of exploration operations led by the American geologist Max Steineke.
“Al-Khair Well”… more than 32 million barrels
The Dammam 7 well, known as “Al-Khair Well”, production for more than 45 years, with a total production exceeding 32 million barrels, before the field was temporarily stopped in 1982 as a result of market conditions and weak demand for oil at that time.
Despite the cessation of production, Saudi Aramco retained the remaining reserves as part of its long-term plans to develop the fields.
Modern techniques to revive old fields
Saudi Aramco relied in restarting the field on advanced technologies that include remote drilling and smart access to Unexploited oil reservoirs, in line with the trends of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The step reflects the company’s ability to revive its historical assets with high efficiency, while adhering to the highest standards of safety and operational sustainability, in addition to supporting the reliability of the Kingdom’s oil supplies.
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