Palo Blanco Oil and Gas Field (Puebla; Veracruz, Mexico)

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Palo Blanco Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Puebla; Veracruz, Mexico.

Along with Amatitlán Gas Field (Puebla; Veracruz, Mexico), Cacahuatengo Gas Field (Puebla; Veracruz, Mexico), and Ahuatepec Oil and Gas Field (Veracruz, Mexico), Palo Blanco is a part of the Amatitlán-Agua Nacida complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Palo Blanco	Operating^[1]	PEMEX^[1]	–	1959^[1]	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Palo Blanco Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
condensate	2P reserves	0	million bbl	2023	^[2]
crude oil	2P reserves	103.06	million bbl	2023	^[2]
gas	2P reserves	7619.43	million m³	2023	^[2]

Table 3: Production from Palo Blanco Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	associated gas	3.5	million m³/y	2022	^[3]
production	crude oil	0.04	million bbl/y	2022	^[3]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Palo Blanco Oil and Gas Field


Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tampico-Misantla	Puebla; Veracruz, Mexico^[2]	20.8536, -97.7824 (exact)^[2]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Amatitlán-Agua Nacida complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Base Nacional de Campos Petroleros - Descarga de información general, según ubicación". June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (44927). "Nacional de Información de Hidrocarburos Mapa". Portal CNIH. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved 45109. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Produccion por Campo". Portal CNIH. Archived from the original on 45113. Retrieved 45113. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |archive-date= (help)

[CNIHBASE-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Base Nacional de Campos Petroleros - Descarga de información general, según ubicación". June 2, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[IICNIHMAP2023-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos (44927). "Nacional de Información de Hidrocarburos Mapa". Portal CNIH. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved 45109. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[SIH2023-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Produccion por Campo". Portal CNIH. Archived from the original on 45113. Retrieved 45113. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |archive-date= (help)

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