Bachaquero Oil Field (Venezuela)

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Bachaquero Oil Field is an operating oil field in Venezuela.

Along with Lagunillas Oil Field (Venezuela), Barúa Oil Field (Venezuela), Tía Juana Oil Field (Venezuela), and Ambrosio Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela), Bachaquero is a part of the Bolivar Coastal Fields complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bachaquero Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Bachaquero Operating[1] PDVSA[2] 1930[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bachaquero Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil 1P reserves 1576 million bbl 2015 [3]
oil oil in place 31285 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil EUR 7635 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 782 million bbl 2021 [1]
total liquids 1P reserves 2295 million bbl 2004 [2]

Table 3: Production from Bachaquero Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production oil 6853 million bbl 2021 [1]
production oil 32.03 million bbl/y 2014 [4]
production oil 15.33 million bbl/y 2015 [3]
production total liquids 58.03 million bbl/y 2004 [2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Bachaquero Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Venezuela[5] 9.7123, -70.9898 (approximate)[5]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Bolivar Coastal Fields complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "United States Securities And Exchange Commission Form 20F" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. November 17, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "PETRÓLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A. EX-99.T3". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  4. "Petróleo y Otros Datos Estadísticos (PODE) 2014" (PDF). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Geology-behind-barbed-wire%3A-James-Alfred-Richardson-Howarth/720092630ae2b774ff60cb5b49d3d3f7ee704d78. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)