Ek Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico)

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Ek Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Federal Offshore, Mexico.

Along with Akal Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Balam Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Sihil Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Kambesah Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Takín Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Kuil Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Ixtoc Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Chac Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Kutz Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), and Nohoch Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico), Ek is a part of the Cantarell complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Ek	Operating	PEMEX	PEMEX (100.0%)	1977	–	1991

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ek Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
condensate	2P reserves	0.02	million bbl	2020
condensate	2P reserves	0.43	million bbl	2023
crude oil	2P reserves	90.48	million bbl	2023
gas	2P reserves	719.43	million m³	2020
gas	2P reserves	395.02	million m³	2023
oil	2P reserves	158.68	million bbl	2020

Table 3: Production from Ek Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	associated gas	491.44	million m³	2020
cumulative production	condensate	0	million bbl	2020
cumulative production	nonassociated gas	0	million m³	2020
cumulative production	oil	187.08	million bbl	2020
production	associated gas	19.63	million m³/y	2020
production	condensate	0	million bbl/y	2020
production	nonassociated gas	0	million m³/y	2020
production	oil	6.43	million bbl/y	2020
production	associated gas	45.82	million m³/y	2022
production	crude oil	11.59	million bbl/y	2022

Location

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

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
A-0039-Balam; A-0120-Ek	Pilar-Reforma-Akal	Federal Offshore, Mexico	19.5063, -91.9976 (exact)

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

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