Orocual Oil Field (Venezuela)

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Orocual Oil Field is an operating oil field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Orocual Oil Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Orocual operating[1] Petróleos de Venezuela[2] 1958[2] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Orocual Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil 1P reserves 616.0 million bbl 2015 [2]
oil proven reserves 615.0 million bbl 2016 [3]
oil oil in place 4881.0 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil EUR 654.0 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 449.0 million bbl 2021 [1]

Table 3: Production from Orocual Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 205.0 million bbl 2021 [1]
production oil 5.11 million bbl/y 2015 [2]
production oil 4.38 million bbl/y 2016 [3]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Orocual Oil Field

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maturin onshore, Venezuela[4] onshore[5] 9.8532, -63.3682 (exact)[4]

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Additional Data

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References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230507230955/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906424/000119312516712239/d171369dex99t3e.htm. Archived from the original on 07 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) http://www.pdvsa.com/images/pdf/Inversionistas/INFORMEDEGESTION2016.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108230410/https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1980/0782/plate-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)