A unit of Chevron Corp. has let a contract to Oilserv, Dubai, for supply of a 20,000-b/d central processing facility for Sarta oil field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, reports Genel Energy PLC, London.
Oilserv will build, install, operate, and maintain the facility under a lease.
Commissioning of the plant and the start of production are due in mid-2020.
In addition to the processing facility, the first development phase, which Genel describes as a pilot, involves recompletion of the Sarta-2 well and placement of the Sarta-3 well on production.
The wells both tested about 7,500 b/d of oil (OGJ Online, Feb. 28, 2019).
The pilot development phase targets the Lower Jurassic Mus-Adayah reservoir with proved and provable reserves estimated at 34 million bbl.
Four exploration wells have found oil in multiple strata with ages from Tertiary to Triassic.
Genel, which holds a 30% working interest, said further investment will depend on pilot production and results of the drilling of two or three more wells.
Other interests are Chevron, the operator, 50%, and Sonatrach, 20%.