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Cairn operated Mangala oil field in Barmer completes 12 years of output
Discovered in 2004 as the largest offshore crude oil reserve in the country, the prolific Mangala oil field in Barmer completed 12 years of production. Since first oil was drilled out on August 29, 2009, Mangala field has produced more than 473 mmstb (million stock tank barrels) as on July 2021.
The oil fields operated by Cairn Oil & Gas today contributes over 25% to India’s domestic crude oil production. Production from Mangala, and its sister fields Bhagyam and Aishwariya, has contributed $19 billion to the national and state exchequer as on 2021-21, the company said in a statement.
The cumulative production from the block has crossed 600 mmboe (million barrel of oil equivalent), playing a significant role in fulfilling the country’s energy demands.
Harish Choudhary, state revenue minister, said, “Since the beginning of oil and gas exploration and production by Cairn, there has been visible socio-economic transformation in the landscape of western Rajasthan. The region now produces over 150,000 barrels of crude oil every day.”
Going forward, Cairn Oil & Gas has set an ambitious target of contributing 50% of India’s domestic crude oil production.
For this, the Rajasthan block and Mangala particularly, will continue to play a driving role. Since the discovery of first oil in 2009, the Mangala field has lived up to its name to truly become auspicious for the country’s energy needs. We have followed a path of continuous innovation, research, and adoption of new technology to maintain production levels,” said Prachur Sah, deputy CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas.
The field is home to the world’s largest Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) flood project and the Mangala pipeline, the world’s longest continuously heated and insulated pipeline that runs from the fields of Rajasthan to refineries in Gujarat, covering 705 km.
Additionally, it is home to a full-field Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) polymer project that is also the largest of its kind in the world.
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