Pilon Oil Field (Venezuela)

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Pilon Oil Field (Pilón) is an operating oil field in Venezuela.

Pilon Oil Field is a part of the Distrito Morichal complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Pilon Operating[1] 1936[2] 1937[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Pilon Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil original oil in place 2850 million bbl 2011 [1]
oil recoverable reserves 427 million bbl 2011 [1]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Pilon Oil Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Venezuela[3] Onshore[3] 8.9176, -62.7611 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Distrito Morichal complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240328170530/http://www.redciencia.cu/geobiblio/paper/2011_Fernandez_PETRO3-P26.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415165751/https://www.academia.edu/16062662/Campos_petroliferos_de_Venezuela. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.