Chuchupa Oil and Gas Field (Guajira, Colombia)

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Chuchupa Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Guajira, Colombia.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Chuchupa	Operating	Hocol S.A.	Hocol S.A. (43.0%); Ecopetrol S.A. (57.0%)	1973	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Chuchupa Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	reserves	198216.06	million m³	2014
gas	remaining reserves	2067.11	million m³	2021
oil	original oil in place	800	million bbl	2018

Table 3: Production from Chuchupa Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	gas	1685.83	million m³/y	2019
production	gas	1118.82	million m³/y	2022

Location

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

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Guajira, Colombia	11.728, -72.799 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field:

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