Boscán Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Boscán Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Boscán Oil and Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID¹ year	Production start year	Production type²
Boscán	Operating^[1]	Petroboscán, S.A.^[2]	PDVSA (60.0%); Chevron (39.2%); Inepetrol (0.8%)^[2]^[3]	1945^[4]	–	1948^[1]	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Boscán Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
oil	1P reserves	1466	million bbl	2015	^[4]
oil	original oil in place	30000	million bbl	[not stated]	^[5]
oil	oil in place	35302	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	EUR	2754	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	1187	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	proven reserves	1431	million bbl	2016	^[6]
total liquids	1P reserves	1568	million bbl	2004	^[7]

Table 3: Production from Boscán Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
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	1567	million bbl	2021	^[1]
production	gas	10.34	million m³/y	2019	^[8]
production	oil	36.56	million bbl/y	2014	^[9]
production	oil	37.96	million bbl/y	2015	^[4]
production	oil	4.75	million bbl/y	2019	^[8]
production	total liquids	40.88	million bbl/y	2004	^[7]
production	oil	35.41	million bbl/y	2016	^[6]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Boscán Oil and Gas Field


Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maracaibo	Onshore, Venezuela^[10]	Onshore^[11]	10.5225, -71.9548 (exact)^[10]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Francisco Monaldi, Igor Hernández, José la Rosa (43862). "The Collapse of the Venezuelan Oil Industry: The Role of Above-Ground Risks Limiting FDI" (PDF). Baker Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240412163115/https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/VEN/background. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "PETRÓLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A. EX-99.T3". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220810231102/https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/abstracts/2005intl_paris/vela.htm. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 PDVSA (2016). "Informe de Gestion Anual 2016" (PDF). PDVSA. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "United States Securities And Exchange Commission Form 20F" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. November 17, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530144915/https://www.chevron.com/worldwide/venezuela. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Petróleo y Otros Datos Estadísticos (PODE) 2014" (PDF). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Raymond W. Fary Jr. (1980). "Oil and gas fields in Venezuela" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
↑ 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)

[Future_of_Venezuela's_Oil_Industry-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[COVOI2020-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Francisco Monaldi, Igor Hernández, José la Rosa (43862). "The Collapse of the Venezuelan Oil Industry: The Role of Above-Ground Risks Limiting FDI" (PDF). Baker Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[PDVSA_2015_EX-99-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "PETRÓLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A. EX-99.T3". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[autoref_1-5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20220810231102/https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/abstracts/2005intl_paris/vela.htm. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[PDVSA2016-6] 6.0 ^6.1 PDVSA (2016). "Informe de Gestion Anual 2016" (PDF). PDVSA. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[PDVSA_2004_20F-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "United States Securities And Exchange Commission Form 20F" (PDF). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. November 17, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[autoref_2-8] 8.0 ^8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530144915/https://www.chevron.com/worldwide/venezuela. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[PODE2014-9] "Petróleo y Otros Datos Estadísticos (PODE) 2014" (PDF). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021.

[https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1980/0782/plate-1.pdf-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Raymond W. Fary Jr. (1980). "Oil and gas fields in Venezuela" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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