Melones Oil Field (Venezuela)

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Melones Oil Field is an operating oil field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Melones Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Melones Operating[1] PDVSA[2] 1955[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Melones Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil 1P reserves 1094 million bbl 2015 [2]
oil proven reserves 1111 million bbl 2016 [1]

Table 3: Production from Melones Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 8.39 million bbl/y 2015 [2]
production oil 6.57 million bbl/y 2016 [1]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Melones Oil Field

Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maturin Onshore, Venezuela[3] 8.7481, -63.8307 (exact)[3]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 PDVSA (2016). "Informe de Gestion Anual 2016" (PDF). PDVSA. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.