'Military Report on The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's (South Iranian) Oilfield Area' [‎8r] (21/150)

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listricts develop in winter into
area, while west of the river
favizeh) is a perennial marsh.
■att-el-Arab, of the upper Bah-
n island, and of the Karun to
(Khorramshahr). The only
e Jarrahi river flows into the
•re it forms a large lake with
Some 40 miles further east
df. Both the Karun and the
ep banks of some height.
ie Sham Saidan—Khalafabad
titly undulating country occurs
he foothills where steep, naked
in to form a ridge varying in
et. Thence a series of parallel
running uniformly from north-
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al
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le
'his quality~i5~
h the notable exceptions
upper .Jarrahi) the Marun and
bral and Southern Areas of the
Map 1.
m M. I. S. to Abadan. These
3 -lines (from Haft Kel) at Wais
ift Kel) at Kut Abdulla,
iman cover about 104 square
station and the power station,
is field depends, are located at
g station for the field is on the
iately to the north-east of the
y pumping station for the oil
situated at Dar-i-Khazineh.
as installed the Dar-i-Khazineh
i alternative system in case of
lince been demolished, and the
ergency water supply derived
oped in the Naftak area at the
The oilfields at Haft Kel cover an occupied area of 100
square miles. The power house is located at Haft Kel, while the
water pumping station is at Rud-i-Zard, at the junction of the
Rud-i-Zard and Ab-i-Ala rivers, about 10 miles south-east of
Haft Kel.
The two oilfields Masjid-i-Suleiman and Haft Kel are con
nected by a good metalled all-weather road. Masjid-i-Suleiman
and Dar-i-Khazineh are similarly connected. Masjid-i-Suleiman
and Dar-i-Khazineh are also connected by a light railway.
Dar-i-Khazineh is the riverhead for main line communication
by water up the Karun River from Abadan.
Ahwaz is the capital of the province of Arabistan (Khuzistan)
and an important Iranian political and military centre. The
Karun in forcing its way through the low red sandstone hills at
Ahwaz creates a series of rapids, which necessitate transhipment
equipment,lineludmg branch lines of the trans-Iran Railway and
gaugs-Swam teamway 2 ,H i yards long ; in-the former case
transhipment ij-i from the nght bank -and— 44 # the railway bridge
to the left...hank ; in the latter casealeng-tke loft bank-.
tT&£ oil boosting stations are on the main oil pipe-line
system between Tembi and Abadan, viz., .M**ilmwni, Kut Abdulla
and Dorquain. Midlaeani is shut down at the present time and
oeuld not be -roeammissirmed wilhuul tfre TC-installation of
much machinery.
Gach Saran is the centre of an oilfield under development
which was placed on production in May, 1940. The water
supply is derived from shallow wells at Du Gumbadun ; power
from I. C. generating sets at Ba Muhammad. Ganoweh is the
port for Gach Saran.
From the point of view of maintenance of the whole oil
supply system and its defence against aggression or sabotage,
the vital points are, in order of importance from the point of
view of the Company’s operations :—
Kut Abdulla, Dorquain, Haft Kel, Abadan, Suleiman,
Tembi, Godor Landor, Rud-i-Zard, Ahwaz, Dar-i-
Khazineh, Gach Saran, Ganoweh and Cham-i-Shir.
The pipe-line itself is not considered especially vulnerable,
as any damage can be repaired easily.