Hassi Messaoud
Hassi Messaoud
حاسي مسعود | ||
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ONS code3004 | |
Hassi Messaoud (
History
The Name Hassi Messaoud means "the well of Messaoud" in Arabic, named after Messaoud Rouabeh, a well-digger in the region. Before the discovery of oil in the region, Hassi Messaoud was not very populated. After discovering oil in the region in the 1950s the French built two petroleum bases. After the nationalization of oil and gas in the early 70s, the bases became property of Sonatrach (the national oil and gas company).
In 1984, and after a new administrative zoning, Hassi Messaoud became a municipality (a local district) with a local assembly. After that date people started populating the town independently. Sonatrach has imported ready-built houses, approximately 2000 units. Now Hassi Messaoud is a town with more than 60,000 inhabitants (non official source), without counting those living in the oil and gas company bases. The town contains several bases for the oil and gas companies, where Algerian and foreign people are working and living. As of 2008, Hassi Messaoud has an oil field with estimated reserves of 8 billion barrels, and the Hassi R ̓Mel gasfield has estimated reserves of 50 trillion cubic feet of gas and 2 billion barrels of crude oil.[4]
Attacks against women
In 2010
Climate
Hassi Messaoud has a
Sand storms are common before summer time (from March to June), lasting from 6 hours to 4 days. These storms vary in their intensity but in general they prevent any outdoors activity and driving becomes very hazardous.
Climate data for Hassi Messaoud | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
16.1 (61.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.0 (0.28) |
4.4 (0.17) |
7.9 (0.31) |
3.7 (0.15) |
2.3 (0.09) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.9 (0.07) |
4.8 (0.19) |
4.9 (0.19) |
4.4 (0.17) |
43.8 (1.72) |
Average relative humidity (%)
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59.7 | 48.7 | 39.7 | 34.5 | 30.1 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 34.6 | 44.4 | 52.3 | 60.0 | 39.8 |
Source 1: NOAA (1962–1990)[6]
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Source 2: climatebase.ru (extremes, humidity)[7] (note: dubious readings around 54°C in July/August not included) |
Transportation
The town has a coach and taxi station which serves all major cities in the country. It is served by the
Localities
The commune is composed of seven localities:[9]
- Centre Ville Hassi Messaoud
- Haoud El Hamra
- Gassi Touil
- Nezla[10]
- Oued Tayeh
- El Gassi
- Irara
Geology
The Hassi Messaoud oil field is a Cambrian sandstone reservoir 270 m thick in a dome 3300 m deep and 1300 km2 in area of the Oued Mya structural basin.[11] The top of the dome is marked by an unconformity at the base of the Triassic, Mesozoic sediments consisting of salt, anhydrite, shale, limestone, dolomite and marl, all overlain by Mio-Pliocene sandstone.[12] A refraction seismic survey showed the structure and the Md No. 1 well discovered oil in 1956.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-74179-099-3. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Wilaya d'Ouargla : répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-23.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-3-540-76373-4. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Algerian authorities must investigate and stop attacks against women". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Climate Normals for Hassi Messaoud". Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Hassi Messaoud, Algeria". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1551. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Not to be confused with Nezla commune
- ^ Balducchi, A., and Pommier, G., 1970, Cambrian Oil Field of Hassi Messaoud, Algeria, AAPG Memoir 14: Geology of Giant Petroleum Fields, Tulsa: AAPG, pp. 477-478.
- ^ Balducchi, A., and Pommier, G., 1970, Cambrian Oil Field of Hassi Messaoud, Algeria, AAPG Memoir 14: Geology of Giant Petroleum Fields, Tulsa: AAPG, pp. 477, 480-482.
External links
- hassimessaoud.info - a website for oil industry operators in Hassi Messaoud