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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Elotes	Operating^[1]	PDVSA^[2]	–	1954^[3]	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Elotes Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	remaining reserves	13741.88	million m³	2020	^[2]
oil	EUR	161	million bbl	2000	^[3]
oil	remaining reserves	55.48	million bbl	2020	^[2]
oil	oil in place	841	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	EUR	190	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	55	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	million bbl	1987	^[3]
cumulative production	oil	135	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Location

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


Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
San Joaquín^[2]	Unknown, Venezuela	No location data found

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "PROPUESTA de REESTRUCTURACIÓN PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA S.A." (PDF). El Pitazo. March 1, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 16, 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Tomoaki Sumii (2000). "Explanatory Notes for the Energy-Resources Map of the Circum-Pacific Region, Pacific Basin Sheet" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[Future_of_Venezuela's_Oil_Industry-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[PDVSA_2020-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "PROPUESTA de REESTRUCTURACIÓN PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA S.A." (PDF). El Pitazo. March 1, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 16, 2021.

[USGS2000-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Tomoaki Sumii (2000). "Explanatory Notes for the Energy-Resources Map of the Circum-Pacific Region, Pacific Basin Sheet" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

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