The Dauletabad Gas Field (also Döwletabat, Dauletabad-Donmez, and until 1991 known as Sovietabad) is a large
natural gas field
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located in Mary,
Mary province
Mary Region ( tk, Mary welaýaty, Мары велаяты) is one of five provinces in Turkmenistan. It is located in the south-east of the country, bordering Afghanistan. Its capital is the city of Mary. Its area is and population 1,480,400 ( ...
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Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
. It is located in the vicinity of the Turkmenistan–Iran border, and is named after the Dowlatabad settlement across the border in Iran.
[ The field is a part of the Amu-Darya oil-gas province.][
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History
The Dauletabad structural feature was detected during geological surveys in 1957–1960. The Dauletabad arch was confirmed by seismic surveys in 1968. The exploratory wells confirming existence of natural gas reserves were drilled in 1972–1974.[ Production started at the Dauletabad field in 1982.][
After the independence of ]Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
, production declined significantly, but increased again after 1998. The gas is exported via the Central Asia-Center gas pipeline system
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. Starting from December 2009, gas is supplied also to Iran through the Dauletabad–Salyp Yar pipeline.[
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Reserves
Before production started in 1982, recoverable reserves of natural gas were estimated about .[
] In 1992, its estimated recoverable reserves were of natural gas.[
] In 1997, the United States independent consultancy DeGolyer and McNaughton certified recoverable reserves at about .[ In 2005, the Asian Development Bank estimated gross reserves .][
It was considered to be the largest gas field in Turkmenistan until thorough evaluation of reserves at a newly discovered Yolotan field were made public.][
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The Dauletabad field has been cited as a possible supply source for the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline, but according to the Asian Development Bank
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, the field's production forecasts are "lower than expected" and "production is predicted to decline."[
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See also
* Dauletabad–Salyp Yar pipeline
* Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline
* Bagtyýarlyk contractual territory
*Ýolöten Gas Field
The Galkynysh Gas Field, formerly known as Iolotan gas field or South Yolotan – Osman field, is a large natural gas field near Ýolöten in Mary Province of Turkmenistan. It is the world's second-largest gas field.
History
The discovery of th ...
* Saman-Depe Gas Field
References
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Natural gas fields in Turkmenistan
Natural gas fields in Central Asia
Natural gas fields in the Soviet Union