Pucuna Oil and Gas Field (Ecuador)

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Pucuna Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Ecuador.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Pucuna Operating[1] EP Petroecuador[1] 1971[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Pucuna Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil proved reserves 15.72 million bbl 1994 [3]

Table 3: Production from Pucuna Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production associated gas 11.66 million m³/y 2019 [4]
production oil 1.67 million bbl/y 2019 [4]
production oil 1.35 million bbl/y 2022 [1]
production oil 1.27 million bbl/y 2021 [5]
production associated gas 13.72 million m³/y 2021 [5]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
B18 - PALO AZUL[6][7] Onshore, Ecuador[7] -0.271, -76.9995 (exact)[7]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 EP Petroecuador (44927). "Informe Estadístico Enero - Diciembre 2022 Petroecuador EP" (PDF). EP Petroecuador. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231011210725/https://www.recursosyenergia.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Perforacion-de-pozos_compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Banco Central del Ecuador (1994). "Banco Central del Ecuador - Consideraciones sobre el futuro petrolero del Ecuador" (PDF). Banco Central del Ecuador. Archived (PDF) from the original on Oct 24, 2023. Retrieved Dec 1994. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Estadística De Hidrocarburos De Crudo Y Derivados" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Recursos Naturales No Renovables. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ministerio de Energía y Mina; Viceministerio de Hidrocarburos; Dirección de Análisis de Información Estratégica de Hidrocarburos (2021). "Estadística Hidrocarburos 2021 Ministerio de Energía y Minas" (PDF). Ministerio de Energía y Minas. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Asociación de la Industria Hidrocarburífera del Ecuador (44986). "El Petróleo en Cifras 2022" (PDF). Asociación de la Industria Hidrocarburífera del Ecuador. Archived (PDF) from the original on Oct 10, 2023. Retrieved Oct 10, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ministerio de Energía y Recursos Naturales no Renovables (43357). "Mapa de Bloques e Infraestructura Petrolera del Ecuador". Gobierno del Ecuador. Archived from the original on Oct 3, 2023. Retrieved Oct 2, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)