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This list of natural gas fields includes major fields of the past and present.

Contents

N.B. Some of the items listed are basins or projects that comprise many fields (e.g. Sakhalin has three fields: Chayvo, Odoptu, and Arkutun-Dagi).

25 largest conventional non-associated gas fields

No.Field nameCountryRecoverable reserves [1] 10^9 BOE Depletion

(as of 2021)

1 South Pars / North Dome Flag of Iran.svg  Iran and Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1,230×10^12 cu ft35,000 km322010 %
2 Urengoy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 222×10^12 cu ft6,300 km33890 %
3 Yamburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 138×10^12 cu ft3,900 km32480 %
4 Bovanenkovo Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 140×10^12 cu ft4,000 km32420 %
5 Hassi R’Mel Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 123×10^12 cu ft3,500 km32180 %
6 Shtokman Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 110×10^12 cu ft3,100 km3190 %
7 Galkynysh Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 98×10^12 cu ft2,800 km317unknown
8 Rusanovskoye Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 100×10^12 cu ft2,800 km3170 %
9 Astrakhan Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 100×10^12 cu ft2,800 km31675 %
10 Zapolyarnoye Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 95×10^12 cu ft2,700 km31640 %
11 Groningen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 73×10^12 cu ft2,100 km31395 %
12 Leningradskoye Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70×10^12 cu ft2,000 km3120 %
13 Kruzenshtern Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70×10^12 cu ft2,000 km3115 %
14 Medvezhye Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 68×10^12 cu ft1,900 km31195 %
15 Troll Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 63×10^12 cu ft1,800 km31160 %
16 Dauletabad Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 49.5×10^12 cu ft1,400 km38unknown
17 Karachaganak Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 48.4×10^12 cu ft1,370 km3845 %
18 North Pars Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 47.2×10^12 cu ft1,340 km380 %
19 Kish Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 45×10^12 cu ft1,300 km38unknown
20 Orenburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45×10^12 cu ft1,300 km3890 %
21 Kharasavey Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 42×10^12 cu ft1,200 km375 %
22 Shah Deniz Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 42×10^12 cu ft1,200 km3720 %
23 Golshan Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 30×10^12 cu ft850 km350 %
24 Zohr [2] Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 30×10^12 cu ft850 km3510 %
25 Hugoton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27×10^12 cu ft760 km3595 %

Table sources:

Data was retrieved from, [3] depletion levels from [4] or calculated from open source production data.

Notes:

By location[ citation needed ]

Algeria
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bolivia (~1.5×1012 m³)
Brazil
Burma
Canada
China
Cyprus
Ecuador
Egypt

New finding in the Nile Delta Basin of 223×10^12 cu ft (6,300 km3))

Ethiopia
France
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Mexico
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Sea
Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea (Norwegian part of the Barents Sea only)
Pakistan (~1012m³)
Palestine (Gaza)
Peru
Qatar
Romania (~600×109m³)
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone
Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone
South Korea
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam

By size

Sorted by size (*109 m³):

  1. Asalouyeh, South Pars Gas Field (10000 - 15000)
  2. Urengoy gas field (10200)
  3. Marcellus shale (4452-13674)
  4. Haynesville Shale (7079)
  5. Iolotan gas field (7000)
  6. Yamburg gas field (5242)
  7. Bovanenkovskoe field (4400)
  8. Leningradskoye field (4000)
  9. Rusanovskoye field (4000)
  10. Zapolyarnoye gas field (3500)
  11. Shtokman field (3200)
  12. Point Tomson (3000)
  13. Manas (3000)
  14. Groningen (2850)
  15. Astrakhanskoye field (2711)
  16. Anadarko Basin (2650)
  17. Hassi R'mel (2549)
  18. West Kamchatka shelf (2300)
  19. Medvezhye field (2200)
  20. Yurubchen (2100)
  21. Hugoton Natural Gas Area (2039)
  22. Kharasoveiskoye field (1900)
  23. Orenburgskoe field (1900)
  24. Kovykta field (1900)
  25. Karachaganak field, Kazakhstan (1800)
  26. Dauletabad gas field (1602)
  27. Jupiter gas field (1000-1600)
  28. Kyrtael field (1600)
  29. North Pars (1565)
  30. Kish Gas Field (1560)
  31. Ghawar Field (1500)
  32. Kyzyloi Field (1420)
  33. Pazanun (1415)
  34. Elsuort (more than 1400)
  35. Golshan Gas Field (1325)
  36. Troll (1325)
  37. Sakhalin-III (1300)
  38. Chayandinskoye field (1240)
  39. Angaro-Lenskoye field (1220)
  40. Shah Deniz gas field (1200)
  41. Central-Astrakhan field (1200)
  42. Shatlyk gas field (1200)
  43. Urtga/Kuanysh/Akchalak (1200)
  44. Shebeli field (1200)
  45. Chicontepec Field (1100)
  46. Greater Gorgon (1100)
  47. Dorra (1000)
  48. Yuzhno-Russkoye field (1000)
  49. South-Tambey field (1000)
  50. Dazhou (600)
  51. Krusenstern field (960)
  52. North-Tambey field (929)
  53. North West Shelf Venture (875)
  54. Kharampurskoye field (825)
  55. Mahakam gas field (822)
  56. Pestsovoe field (800)
  57. Utrenneye field (747)
  58. Malyginskoye field (745)
  59. Yurkharovskoye field (740)
  60. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (736)
  61. Harvutinskoye field (700)
  62. Shurtan (634)
  63. North-Urengoy field (600)
  64. Jansz (570)
  65. Tabnak (562)
  66. leviathan (540)
  67. Sulige (534)
  68. Kangan (533)
  69. Avali (530)
  70. Samburg field (500)
  71. Sakhalin-II (500)
  72. Tangguh gas field (500)
  73. Kamennomysskoye field (500)
  74. Ledovoe field (500)
  75. Sakhalin-I (485)
  76. Gazli (477)
  77. Lemen Bank (460)
  78. Tasiyskoye field (440)
  79. Yamsoveiskoye gas field (436)
  80. Farsi (425)
  81. Ormen Lange (400)
  82. Aneryahinskoye field (400)
  83. Gubkinskoye field (400)
  84. Vuktyl (390)
  85. Minami Kanto gas field (375)
  86. Cisco Springs Oil Field (370)
  87. Katie field (362)
  88. Kettlemen Hills field (362)
  89. Kamrik (360)
  90. Kandkhot field (347)
  91. Nar (345)
  92. West-Khrestish field (335)
  93. Indefatigable field (333)
  94. Kopanoar (331)
  95. King Kristian (330)
  96. Safaniya-Khafji Field (327)
  97. Beregovoe field (324)
  98. Yubileynoye field (323)
  99. Hvalynskoye field (322)
  100. Tarkosalinskoye (322)
  101. Kisimbay field (310)
  102. North-Kamennomysskoye field (310)
  103. Aghar (307)
  104. Jonah Field (300)
  105. Ety-Purovskoye Field (300)
  106. Khangiran (300)
  107. Khateyba (300)
  108. Ahwaz Field (300)
  109. Baovang (300)
  110. Ferdowsi Gas Field (297)
  111. Komsomolsk gas field (296)
  112. Vyngapurovskoye field (290)
  113. Gomez gas field (283)
  114. Nahodkinskoe field (275)
  115. Pelyadkinskoe field (255)
  116. Lacq (250)
  117. Lyantorskoye field (250)
  118. West-Astrakhan field (250)
  119. Severo-Stavropolskoye field (229)
  120. Asgard field (226)
  121. Zawtica (225)
  122. Nurminskoye field (223)
  123. Zevardi (220)
  124. Ludlovskoye field (220)
  125. Geophisicheskoye field (210)
  126. Verhneviluchanskoye field (209)
  127. Minkhovskoye field (208)
  128. Novo Portovskoye field (200)
  129. Yen-Yahinskoye field (200)
  130. Frigg gas field (200)
  131. Hekla gas field (198)
  132. Shiyugou Dunxi (198)
  133. West-Siyakhinskoye field (190)
  134. North-Komsomolskoye field (186)
  135. Ekofisk oil field (185)
  136. Scott reef (180)
  137. Alan gas field (179)
  138. Sleipner gas field (174)
  139. Dengizkul-Khauzak (167)
  140. Amistad gas field (163)
  141. Sredne-Tyugskoye field (165)
  142. Peciko field (162)
  143. Deltana Platform (160)
  144. Soletsko-Khanaveyskoye field (155)
  145. Kandym (153)
  146. Kenai (152)
  147. Achak gas field (150)
  148. Albacora-Leste oil field (150)
  149. Kokdamulak (144)
  150. Drake Point (142)
  151. Tamar 1 (142)
  152. Mokane Lavern (140)
  153. Snøhvit (140)
  154. Layavozhskoye field (140)
  155. Arun gas field (125)
  156. Gydanskoye field (116)
  157. Tas-Yuryakhskoye field (112)
  158. Hancheiskoye (111)
  159. Efremovske field (110)
  160. Vyngayahinskoye field (107)
  161. Ras El Barr (106)
  162. Urtabulak gas field (103)
  163. Oseberg oil field (102)
  164. Myldzhinskoye field (100)
  165. Marlin (100)
  166. Messoyakha Gas Field (100)
  167. Kudu gas field (34 – 240)
  168. Barnett Shale (60 - 900)
  169. Sui Gas Field (50-60)

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