Elotes Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID¹ year	Production start year	Production type
Elotes	operating^[1]	Petróleos de Venezuela^[2]	–	1954^[3]	–	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Elotes Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	remaining reserves	13742.08	million m³	2020	^[2]
oil	EUR	161.0	million bbl	2000	^[3]
oil	remaining reserves	55.48	million bbl	2020	^[2]
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	55.0	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	oil in place	841.0	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	EUR	190.0	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Table 3: Production from Elotes Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
cumulative production	oil	85.0	million bbl	1987	^[3]
cumulative production	oil	135.0	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Location

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


Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
San Joaquín^[2]	onshore, Venezuela^[4]	onshore^[5]	8.9084, -64.5749 (exact)^[4]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 (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)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240408214310/https://elpitazo.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PDVSA-Restructuring-Proposal-Presidential-Commission-17-March-2020_compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 (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)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 (PDF) https://emiliobarreto.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/geologc3ada-de-venezuela.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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[autoref_1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240408214310/https://elpitazo.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PDVSA-Restructuring-Proposal-Presidential-Commission-17-March-2020_compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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