Cuichapa-Poniente Oil and Gas Field (Veracruz, Mexico)

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Cuichapa-Poniente Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Veracruz, Mexico.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Cuichapa-Poniente	Operating	PEMEX	–	1935	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Cuichapa-Poniente Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
condensate	2P reserves	0	million bbl	2020
gas	2P reserves	279.43	million m³	2020
oil	2P reserves	10.18	million bbl	2020

Table 3: Production from Cuichapa-Poniente Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	associated gas	6701.56	million m³	2020
cumulative production	condensate	0	million bbl	2020
cumulative production	nonassociated gas	280.13	million m³	2020
cumulative production	oil	156.07	million bbl	2020
production	associated gas	17.14	million m³/y	2020
production	condensate	0	million bbl/y	2020
production	nonassociated gas	0	million m³/y	2020
production	oil	0.92	million bbl/y	2020

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Cuichapa-Poniente Oil and Gas Field

Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cuencas del Sureste	Veracruz, Mexico	17.9417, -94.2837 (exact)

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