Name: Shaiban
Controlled by: Ministry of Oil (Baghdad).
Location: The block locates within Al Muthanna Governorate. The total area is 2,100 km², according to the Petroluem Contracts and Licensing Directorate (PCLD); on announcement of the results of the licensing round, the Ministry of Oil said it has an area of about 1,629 square km.
Discovery: The main target reservoir is the Yamama Formation (secondary targets in Zubair and Mus).
The area is entirely covered by two 2D seismic surveys and partially by other surveys.
The structural interpretation results highlight four structures and leads.
No wells have been drilled.
Oil potential.
Status: The block was offered in the Sixth licensing round, May 2024, but no bids were received.
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