Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field (Argentina)

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Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Neuquén, Argentina.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Operating[1] Total Austral SA[2] TotalEnergies (41.0%); YPF (22.5%); Wintershall Energia SA (22.5%); Pan American Energy (14.0%)[3] 2017[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas 2P reserves 23852.9 million m³ 2020 [5]
gas 2P reserves 47146 million m³ 2022 [2]
oil 2P reserves 1.1 million bbl 2020 [5]
oil 2P reserves 12.21 million bbl 2022 [2]

Table 3: Production from Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta 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 1638.3 million m³/y 2020 [6]
production oil 0.03 million bbl/y 2020 [1]
production gas 1452.97 million m³/y 2021 [6]
production gas 2139.85 million m³/y 2022 [6]
production oil 0 million bbl/y 2021 [1]
production condensate 0.02 million bbl/y 2021 [1]
production oil 0 million bbl/y 2022 [1]
production condensate 0.02 million bbl/y 2022 [1]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aguada Pichana Este[7] Neuquina Neuquén, Argentina[8] -38.3452, -69.2131 (exact)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Producción de petróleo por yacimiento". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. Sep 22, 2023. Archived from the original on Sep 22, 2023. Retrieved Sep 22, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Reservas al 31/12/2022 hasta el Final de la Vida Útil de los Yacimientos/ Fin de la concesión". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. December 31, 2022. Archived from the original on Oct 15, 2023. Retrieved Oct 15, 2023.
  3. https://www.total.com/media/news/press-releases/argentina-total-sanctions-development-vaca-muerta-shale-resources-and-increases-its-participation https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/NYSE_YPF_2019.pdf, https://www.total.com/media/news/press-releases/argentina-total-sanctions-development-vaca-muerta-shale-resources-and-increases-its-participation. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Reservas al 31/12/2020 hasta el Final de la Vida Útil de los Yacimientos/ Fin de la concesión". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. December 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Producción de gas por yacimiento". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. Sep 20, 2021. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Producción Hidrocarburos Yacimientos". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.