Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)

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Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Neuquén, Argentina.

Along with 27 other assets (listed on Vaca Muerta Project), Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Vaca Muerta Project.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Bajada del Palo Este	operating	Vista Energy Argentina Sau	Vista Energy [100%]	–	–	–	unconventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	2P reserves	6974.0	million m³	2023	​
oil	2P reserves	77.08	million bbl	2023	​

Table 3: Production from Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	gas	7.54	million m³/y	2024	​
production	oil	2.15	million bbl/y	2024	​

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Bajada del Palo Este Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bajada del Palo Este	Neuquina	Neuquén, Argentina	onshore	-38.171, -68.372 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Vaca Muerta Project ():

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