Boscán Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Boscán Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Boscán operating[1] Petroboscán[2] Chevron Corp [39%]; Petróleos de Venezuela SA [60%]; Inepetrol [0%][2][3][2][3][2][3] 1945[4] – 1948[5] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Boscán Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil 1P reserves 1466.0 million bbl 2015 ​[4]
oil proven reserves 1431.0 million bbl 2016 ​[6]
oil EUR 2754.0 million bbl 2021 ​[5]
oil oil in place 35302.0 million bbl 2021 ​[5]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 1187.0 million bbl 2021 ​[5]
oil original oil in place 30000.0 million bbl – ​[7]
total liquids 1P reserves 1568.0 million bbl 2004 ​[8]

Table 3: Production from Boscán 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 1567.0 million bbl 2021 ​[5]
production total liquids 40.88 million bbl/y 2004 ​[8]
production oil 36.56 million bbl/y 2014 ​[9]
production oil 37.96 million bbl/y 2015 ​[4]
production oil 35.41 million bbl/y 2016 ​[6]
production gas 10.34 million m³/y 2019 ​[10]
production oil 4.75 million bbl/y 2019 ​[10]

Location

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

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maracaibo onshore, Venezuela[11] onshore[12] 10.5225, -71.9548 (exact)[11]

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Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://talcualdigital.com/reapertura-del-campo-boscan-operado-por-chevron-y-pdvsa-permitio-alza-de-la-produccion/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240408214014/https://www.bakerinstitute.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/import/fdi-monaldi-venezuela_uSQ8FHh.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240412163115/https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/VEN/background. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230507230955/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906424/000119312516712239/d171369dex99t3e.htm. Archived from the original on 07 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://eprinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Future-of-Venezuela%E2%80%99s-Oil-Industry.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) http://www.pdvsa.com/images/pdf/Inversionistas/INFORMEDEGESTION2016.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220810231102/https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/abstracts/2005intl_paris/vela.htm. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220425201615/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906424/000114036106016747/form20-f.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ (PDF) http://www.minpet.gob.ve/images/pode/publicaciones/2014/PODE_2014.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530144915/https://www.chevron.com/worldwide/venezuela. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108230410/https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1980/0782/plate-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)