Aguada Pichana Oeste Gas Field (Argentina)

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Aguada Pichana Oeste Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Neuquén, Argentina.

Along with 26 other assets (listed on Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Complex (Argentina)), Aguada Pichana Oeste Gas Field is a part of the Vaca Muerta complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Aguada Pichana Oeste Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID¹ year	Production start year	Production type
Aguada Pichana Oeste	Operating^[1]^[2]^[3]	Pan American Energy Sl^[3]	YPF (30.0%); TotalEnergies (25.0%); Pan American Energy (45.0%)^[4]	–	–	2017^[5]	Unconventional^[6]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Aguada Pichana Oeste 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	46926.1	million m³	2020	^[7]
gas	2P reserves	65021	million m³	2022	^[6]
oil	2P reserves	0	million bbl	2020	^[7]
oil	2P reserves	0	million bbl	2022	^[6]

Table 3: Production from Aguada Pichana Oeste 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	448.53	million m³/y	2020	^[2]
production	oil	0	million bbl/y	2020	^[1]
production	gas	744.82	million m³/y	2021	^[2]
production	gas	1691.03	million m³/y	2022	^[2]
production	oil	0	million bbl/y	2021	^[1]
production	condensate	0	million bbl/y	2021	^[1]
production	oil	0	million bbl/y	2022	^[1]
production	condensate	0	million bbl/y	2022	^[1]
production	gas	2574.47	million m³/y	2023	^[3]
production	oil	0	million bbl/y	2023	^[3]
production	gas	2512.73	million m³/y	2024	^[3]
production	oil	0	million bbl/y	2024	^[3]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Aguada Pichana Oeste Gas Field


Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aguada Pichana Oeste^[8]	Neuquina	Neuquén, Argentina^[9]	Onshore^[10]	-38.3796, -69.4078 (exact)^[9]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Producción de gas por yacimiento". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. Sep 22, 2023. Archived from the original on Sep 22, 2023. Retrieved Sep 22, 2023.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Energy Secretariat (2024). "Producción de petróleo promedio diaria por yacimiento; Producción de gas promedio diaria por yacimiento". Secretariat of Energy. Retrieved August 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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↑ Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 "Reservas al 31/12/2022 hasta el Final de la Vida Útil de los Yacimientos/ Fin de la concesión". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. December 31, 2022. Archived from the original on Oct 15, 2023. Retrieved Oct 15, 2023.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Reservas al 31/12/2020 hasta el Final de la Vida Útil de los Yacimientos/ Fin de la concesión". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. December 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
↑ Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 "Producción Hidrocarburos Yacimientos". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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[Arg_oil_by_field_2023-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Producción de petróleo por yacimiento". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. Sep 22, 2023. Archived from the original on Sep 22, 2023. Retrieved Sep 22, 2023.

[Arg_gas_by_field_2023-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Producción de gas por yacimiento". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. Sep 22, 2023. Archived from the original on Sep 22, 2023. Retrieved Sep 22, 2023.

[SESCO2024-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Energy Secretariat (2024). "Producción de petróleo promedio diaria por yacimiento; Producción de gas promedio diaria por yacimiento". Secretariat of Energy. Retrieved August 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[5] Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021

[ARG_Reserves_2022-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 "Reservas al 31/12/2022 hasta el Final de la Vida Útil de los Yacimientos/ Fin de la concesión". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. December 31, 2022. Archived from the original on Oct 15, 2023. Retrieved Oct 15, 2023.

[ARG_Reserves_2020-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Reservas al 31/12/2020 hasta el Final de la Vida Útil de los Yacimientos/ Fin de la concesión". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. December 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[8] Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021

[Arg_yaci_shp_2020-9] 9.0 ^9.1 "Producción Hidrocarburos Yacimientos". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[NELand2023-10] Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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