Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)

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Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Neuquén, Argentina.

Along with 27 other assets (listed on Vaca Muerta Project), Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Vaca Muerta Project.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Fortin de Piedra	operating	Tecpetrol	Tecpetrol SA [100%]	–	–	2017	unconventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Fortin de Piedra 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	2P reserves	94955.0	million m³	2020	​
gas	2P reserves	81948.0	million m³	2022	​
gas	2P reserves	113343.0	million m³	2023	​
oil	2P reserves	34.54	million bbl	2020	​
oil	2P reserves	27.23	million bbl	2022	​
oil	2P reserves	27.84	million bbl	2023	​

Table 3: Production from Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	gas	3982.14	million m³/y	2020	​
production	oil	0.69	million bbl/y	2020	​
production	condensate	0.97	million bbl/y	2021	​
production	gas	4619.98	million m³/y	2021	​
production	oil	0.0	million bbl/y	2021	​
production	condensate	1.07	million bbl/y	2022	​
production	gas	5587.23	million m³/y	2022	​
production	oil	0.0	million bbl/y	2022	​
production	gas	5584.6	million m³/y	2023	​
production	oil	1.44	million bbl/y	2023	​
production	condensate	1.99	million bbl/y	2024	​
production	gas	5111.73	million m³/y	2024	​
production	oil	1.99	million bbl/y	2024	​

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Fortin de Piedra Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Fortin de Piedra	Neuquina	Neuquén, Argentina	onshore	-38.548, -69.095 (exact)

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