Auca Oil and Gas Field (Ecuador)

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Auca Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Ecuador.

Auca Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Auca Oil and Gas Project (Ecuador).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Auca Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Auca operating[1] EP Petroecuador[1] EP Petroecuador [100%][2][3] 1970[4][5] – 1972[6] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Auca Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil reserves 297.0 million bbl 1975 ​[5]
oil proved reserves 76.42 million bbl 1994 ​[7]
oil EUR 198.0 million bbl 2000 ​[8]
oil 1P reserves 276.08 million bbl 2016 ​[9]
oil 3P reserves 392.81 million bbl 2016 ​[9]

Table 3: Production from Auca Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
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 3.0 million bbl 1975 ​[5]
cumulative production oil 65.0 million bbl 1987 ​[8]
cumulative production oil 547.0 million bbl 2015 ​[6]
production oil 2.6 million bbl/y 1975 ​[5]
production associated gas 46.15 million m³/y 2019 ​[2]
production oil 13.67 million bbl/y 2019 ​[2]
production associated gas 42.54 million m³/y 2021 ​[10]
production oil 12.06 million bbl/y 2021 ​[10]
production oil 13.54 million bbl/y 2022 ​[1]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Auca Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
B61 - AUCA[11][12] Oriente onshore, Ecuador[13] onshore[14] -0.6077, -76.8992 (approximate)[13]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Auca Oil and Gas Project (Ecuador):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Estadistica-de-Hidrocarburos-de-Crudos-y-Derivados.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210830025131/https://onepetro.org/SPEFD/proceedings-abstract/18FD/2-18FD/D021S014R001/214864. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220626171300/https://www.petroamazonas.gob.ec/?p=4842. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221203052037/https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2006/R2284.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210929005814/https://onepetro.org/SPELAMA/proceedings-abstract/17LAMA/2-17LAMA/D021S012R002/195301. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ (PDF) https://contenido.bce.fin.ec/documentos/PublicacionesNotas/Catalogo/NotasTecnicas/nota09.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220503155422/https://pubs.usgs.gov/cp/50/report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://www.ise.ie/debt_documents/ListingParticulars_205e8cb5-30ad-4a69-a248-6343ec6b2b3e.PDF. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF) https://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/04/Estadisticas-hidrocarburiferas.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ (PDF) https://www.aihe.org.ec/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CIFRAS-PETROLEO-EN-CIFRAS-2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230503125117/http://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/mapa-de-bloques-e-infraestructura-petrolera-del-ecuador/. Archived from the original on 03 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221022054034/http://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Informe-Anual-del-Potencial-Hidrocarburi%CC%81fero-del-Ecuador-2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)