Elotes Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Elotes Operating[1] PDVSA[2] 1954[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Elotes 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 remaining reserves 13741.88 million m³ 2020 [2]
oil EUR 161 million bbl 2000 [3]
oil remaining reserves 55.48 million bbl 2020 [2]
oil oil in place 841 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil EUR 190 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 55 million bbl 2021 [1]

Table 3: Production from Elotes Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 85 million bbl 1987 [3]
cumulative production oil 135 million bbl 2021 [1]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
San Joaquín[2] Unknown, Venezuela[4] Unknown 8.9084, -64.5749 (exact)[4]

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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 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "PROPUESTA de REESTRUCTURACIÓN PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA S.A." (PDF). El Pitazo. March 1, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 16, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tomoaki Sumii (2000). "Explanatory Notes for the Energy-Resources Map of the Circum-Pacific Region, Pacific Basin Sheet" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Geología de Venezuela: Ubicación de los campos petroleros de Venezuela" (PDF). 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.