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	YPF	Petroliam Nasional Bhd [50%]; YPF SA [50%]	–	–	2010	unconventional

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	​
gas	2P reserves	4589.0	million m³	2022	​
gas	2P reserves	6585.0	million m³	2023	​
oil	2P reserves	185.75	million bbl	2020	​
oil	2P reserves	352.39	million bbl	2022	​
oil	2P reserves	317.47	million bbl	2023	​

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	​
production	oil	7.06	million bbl/y	2020	​
production	condensate	0.0	million bbl/y	2021	​
production	gas	219.79	million m³/y	2021	​
production	oil	10.79	million bbl/y	2021	​
production	condensate	0.0	million bbl/y	2022	​
production	gas	279.66	million m³/y	2022	​
production	oil	14.43	million bbl/y	2022	​
production	gas	367.85	million m³/y	2023	​
production	oil	20.12	million bbl/y	2023	​
production	gas	423.66	million m³/y	2024	​
production	oil	23.79	million bbl/y	2024	​

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	Neuquina	Neuquén, Argentina	onshore	-38.189, -68.662 (exact)

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