Basins and fields
Below is a list of basins and fields; however this is a short list since there are more than 65,000 oil and gas basins and fields of all sizes in the world. However, 94% of known oil fields is concentrated in fewer than 1500 giant and major fields. Most of the world's largest oilfields are located in the Middle East, but there are also supergiant (>10 billion bbls) oilfields in India, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
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Africa
Algeria
- Hassi Meddaoud
Angola
- Belayim
- Dalia - oil field
- Kizomba Complex
- Kwanza basin - Offshore
- Zafiro
Libya
- Sarir field Onshore-Oil
- Zelten oil field Onshore-Oil
Nigeria
- Agbami field Offshore-Oil
- Bonga field
Tunisia
- Ghadames basin
Asia
China
- Daqing field Onshore-Oil
- Jidong field
- Nanpu oil field
- Tahe field
Kazakhstan
- Darkhan field
- Kalamkas field
- Karachaganak field Onshore-Oil-Gas-Condensate
- Kashagan field Offshore-Oil
- Kurmangazy field Offshore-Oil
- Nursultan field
- Tengiz field Onshore-Oil
- Uzen field
- Zhanazhol field Onshore-Oil
- Zhetybay field
Gulf of Thailand
- Pattani basin
New Guinea
- Papuan basin
New Zealand
Taranaki basin Canterbury Basin
Australia
- Halibut
- Kingfish
- Cooper basin
- Surat Bowen
- Otway basin
- Gippsland basin
- Perth basin
- Carnarvon basin
- Browse basin
- Canning basin
- Bonaparte basin
- Roebuck basin
- Mentelle basin
- Bight basin
Central and South America
Argentina
- Cuyo - basin
- Golfo San Jorge - basin
- Neuquén - basin
Brazil
- Jupiter field Offshore-Gas & Condensate
- Sugar Loaf field Offshore
- Marlim field
- Lula field Offshore
Chili
- Magallanes - basin
Colombia
- Cupiagua/Cusiana
Mexico
- Cantarell field Offshore-Oil
- Chicontepec field Oil-Gas
Venezuela
- Bolivar Coastal oil field Onshore-Oil
- Boscán oil field Onshore-Oil
Europe
Norway
- Ekofisk oil field
- Gullfaks Offshore-Oil
- Oseberg Offshore-Oil and Gas
- Snorre Offshore-Oil and Gas
- Statfjord Offshore-Oil and Gas
- Troll Vest Offshore-Oil and Gas
Russia
- Arlanskoye field
- Arukutun-Dagi
- Ayash field East-Odoptu field
- Kamennoe field
- Mamontovskoye field
- Nizhne-Chutinskoe field
- North-Caucasus Basin
- North-Dolginskoye field
- Odoptu
- Piltun-Astokhskoye field
- Prirazlomnoye field Offshore-Oil
- Russkoye field Onshore-Oil
- Sakhalin Islands Offshore-Oil and Gas
- South-Dolginskoye field
- South-Hilchuy field
- Sutorminskoye field
- Talakan field
- Tevlinsko-Russkinskoye field
- Tuymazinskoe field
- Urengoy group
- Ust-Balykskoe field
- Vankor field Onshore-Oil and Gas
- Vatyeganskoye field
- Verhne-Chonskoye field
- West-Matveevskoye field
- Romashkino field Onshore-Oil
- Fyodorovskoye field
- Lyantorskoye field
- Priobskoye field Onshore-Oil
- Samotlor field Onshore-Oil
United Kingdom
- Clair oilfield
- Forties oil field Offshore-Oil
Middle East
Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Al-Zukum
- Asab oil field Offshore-Oil
- Murban Bab oil field Offshore-Oil
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Iran
- Ardeshir oil field
- Agha Jari field Onshore-Oil
- Aghajari field Onshore-Oil
- Ahwaz field Onshore
- Azadegan field Onshore-Oil
- Esfandiar field
- Ferdows/Mound/Zagheh field
- Gachsaran field Onshore-Oil
- Marun field Onshore-Oil
- Rag e Safid-Bangestan Oil
- Haft Kel oil field Onshore-Oil
- Darius oil field
- Pazanan
- Gulkhari
- Binak
- Chilingar
- Nargesi
- Garangan
- Kilur Karim
- Sulabedar
- Siahmakan
- Khaviz
- Rudak
- Zaaeh
- Chahr Bisheh
- Kuh-e-kaki
Iraq
- Abu Ghraib oil field
- Az Zubayr field Onshore-Oil
- East Baghdad field Onshore-Oil
- Halfaya field Onshore-Oil
- Kirkuk field Onshore
- Majnoon field Onshore-Oil
- Nahr Umr field
- Rumaila field Onshore-Oil
- West Qurna field Onshore-Oil
- Bai Hassan oil field
- Buzurgan oil field
Kuwait
- Burqan
- Mesopotamian Foredeep Basin
- Minagish
- Raudhatain Onshore-Oil
- Sabriyah Exp (GC 24) Oil
- Umm Gudair oil field
Oman
- Mukhaizna oil field
- Yibal
Qatar
- Dukhan field Onshore-Oil
- Idd el Shargi oil field
Saudi Arabia
- Abqaiq field
- Abu-Sa'fah field
- Berri field
- Ghawar field
- Manifa field
- Shaybah field
- Faroozan-Marjan field
- Safaniya oil field Offshore-Oil
- Qatif oil field Onshore-Oil
- Khurais oil field Oil
- Zuluf oil field Offshore-Oil
- Khursaniyah gas field Onshore-Gas
North America
Canada
- Hibernia Offshore-Oil
- Pembina Onshore-Oil
- Rainbow Lake
- Swan Hills
- Terra Nova field Offshore-Oil
United States
- Alpine
- Kuparuk oil field Onshore-Oil
- Prudhoe Bay oil field Onshore-Oil
- Thunder Horse oil field Offshore-Oil
- Bakken oil field Onshore-Oil
- East Texas oil field Onshore-Oil
- Kelly-Snyder / SACROC oil field
- Spraberry Trend oil field Onshore-Oil
- Yates oil field Onshore-Oil
- Coalinga oil field Onshore-Oil
- Elk Hills oil field Onshore-Oil
- Kern River basin oil field Onshore-Oil
- Midway-Sunset oil field Onshore-Oil
- South Belridge oil field Onshore-Oil
- Wilmington oil field Onshore-Oil
- Wasson basin
- Hugoton gas field
References
Noteworthy papers in OnePetro
Elliott, D. G., Gordon, J. C., Norris, M. W., & Torres, L. (1966, October 1). Delaware Basin Drilling. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/1396-PA
Ellwood, E. T. 1972. Producing Operations in the Uintah Basin, Utah. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/4069-MS
Freire, W. 1988. An Overview On Campos Basin. Offshore Technology Conference. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.4043/5807-MS
Gill, W. D. 1967. The North Sea Basin. World Petroleum Congress OnePetro
Mosher, D. C., Shimeld, J., Hutchinson, D., Chian, D., Lebedova-Ivanova, N., & Jackson, R. 2012. Canada Basin Revealed. Offshore Technology Conference. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.4043/23797-MS
Roque, P. C., de Ferrariis, C., Mingramm, A., Rolleri, E., Simonato, I., & Suero, T. 1959. 49. The Sedimentary Basins of Argentina. World Petroleum Congress. OnePetro
Spadini, A. 2008. Carbonate Reservoirs In Brazilian Sedimentary Basins. World Petroleum Congress. OnePetro
External links
Wikipedia - Lists of oil fields
Wikipedia - List of gas fields
University of Kansas - Kansas Geological Survey
Maps
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission