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.

Along with 26 other assets (listed on Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Complex (Argentina)), Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Vaca Muerta complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Aguada Pichana Este Vaca Muerta Operating[1][2][3] Total Austral S.A.[3] TotalEnergies (41.0%); YPF (22.5%); Pan American Energy (14.0%); Wintershall Energia SA (22.5%)[4] 2017[5] Unconventional[6]

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 Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas 2P reserves 23852.9 million m³ 2020 [7]
gas 2P reserves 47146 million m³ 2022 [6]
oil 2P reserves 1.1 million bbl 2020 [7]
oil 2P reserves 12.21 million bbl 2022 [6]

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 [2]
production oil 0.03 million bbl/y 2020 [1]
production gas 1452.97 million m³/y 2021 [2]
production gas 2139.85 million m³/y 2022 [2]
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]
production gas 2921.53 million m³/y 2023 [3]
production oil 0.14 million bbl/y 2023 [3]
production gas 3340.27 million m³/y 2024 [3]
production oil 0.44 million bbl/y 2024 [3]

Location

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

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aguada Pichana Este[8] Neuquina Neuquén, Argentina[9] Onshore[10] -38.3452, -69.2131 (exact)[9]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Vaca Muerta complex:

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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 2.3 "Producción de gas por yacimiento". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. Sep 22, 2023. Archived from the original on Sep 22, 2023. Retrieved Sep 22, 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Energy Secretariat (2024). "Producción de petróleo promedio diaria por yacimiento; Producción de gas promedio diaria por yacimiento". Secretariat of Energy. Retrieved August 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 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)
  5. Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "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.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "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.
  8. Arg oil by field 2021, Arg gas by field 2021
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Producción Hidrocarburos Yacimientos". Argentina Secretaría de Energía. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  10. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)