La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field (Neuquén, Argentina)

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La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Neuquén, Argentina.

Along with 27 other assets (listed on Vaca Muerta Project), La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Vaca Muerta Project.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
La Amarga Chica operating[1][2][3] YPF[1] Petroliam Nasional Bhd [50%]; YPF SA [50%][4][5][4][5] 2010[2][3] unconventional[6]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of La Amarga Chica 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 4666.0 million m³ 2020 [7]
gas 2P reserves 4589.0 million m³ 2022 [6]
gas 2P reserves 6585.0 million m³ 2023 [6]
oil 2P reserves 185.75 million bbl 2020 [7]
oil 2P reserves 352.39 million bbl 2022 [6]
oil 2P reserves 317.47 million bbl 2023 [6]

Table 3: Production from La Amarga Chica 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 138.94 million m³/y 2020 [3]
production oil 7.06 million bbl/y 2020 [2]
production condensate 0.0 million bbl/y 2021 [2]
production gas 219.79 million m³/y 2021 [3]
production oil 10.79 million bbl/y 2021 [2]
production condensate 0.0 million bbl/y 2022 [2]
production gas 279.66 million m³/y 2022 [3]
production oil 14.43 million bbl/y 2022 [2]
production gas 367.85 million m³/y 2023 [1]
production oil 20.12 million bbl/y 2023 [1]
production gas 423.66 million m³/y 2024 [1]
production oil 23.79 million bbl/y 2024 [1]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
La Amarga Chica[2][3] Neuquina Neuquén, Argentina[8] onshore[9] -38.189, -68.662 (exact)[8]

The map below shows the exact location of La Amarga Chica Oil and Gas Field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 http://datos.minem.gob.ar/dataset/produccion-de-petroleo-y-gas-tablas-dinamicas/archivo/745facdc-73dc-46d8-83d5-d027bdaa3210. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 http://datos.minem.gob.ar/dataset/produccion-de-petroleo-y-gas-tablas-dinamicas/archivo/ce479c85-2e8b-441e-9c68-9681597b3694. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221219215100/http://argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/plan_energetico.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://vistaenergy.com/contenidos/1626874759.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 http://datos.energia.gob.ar/dataset/reservas-de-petroleo-y-gas. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.argentina.gob.ar/economia/energia/hidrocarburos/reservas-de-petroleo-y-gas. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 http://ide.energia.gob.ar/geonetwork/srv/spa/catalog.search#/metadata/847aa2d0-a9ee-4537-87c5-38ed4660c1da. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)