The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) drilled 16 development wells in South Azadegan joint oilfield.

According to NIDC, the wells were spudded as a project to drill 20 wells in the field.

Manouchehr Asadi, an official with NIDC, said that drilling the wells began in 2016 and took almost 24 months to complete.

He said the projects were ordered by the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC) and are expected to conclude by mid-2019.

The manager of the project further said that drilling of the remaining wells had gained 90 percent progress so far.

NIDC has so far drilled 56 wells in the joint oilfield.