In particular, latin american countries had flat to lower production and increased petroleum importsall despite the region having hydrocarbon resources, such as the brazilian presalt, venezuelan heavy oils, and argentinas vaca muerta shale resources found in the neuquen basin. The andean foreland basins in the amazon rivers catchment area are known as the amazonian foreland basins. The deep seismic structure of the central neuquen basin, argentina alberto h. Degree in petroleum geology from the royal school of.
Petroleum massbalance of the neuquen basin, argentina. It is a morphologic depression with ns orientation, bounded to the west by the basementcored anticline of the sierra azul puntilla del huincan and to the east by the palauco fig. New insights on the lower jurassic petroleum systems and deep. The nequen basin has a broadly triangular shape and is located between 32 and 40s latitude on the eastern side of the andes in argentina and central chile. Because these types of plays provide many challenges to operators, they have been slow to develop in other parts of the world. Geology and hydrocarbon potential of the neuquen basin hogg. The study area is the rio grande valley, located in southern mendoza province, argentina, between 36 s and 36. Argentina neuquen exploration basin report wood mackenzie. The effort of eight decades of exploration and development in the neuquen basin west central argentina has identified a eur of 9. Geological society, london, special publications, 252, 114. Reports on unconventional activity are available, depending on subscription.
Igneous petroleum systems in the malargue fold and thrust belt. Geological survey estimated mean undiscovered, technically recoverable resources of 236 million barrels of oil and 112 billion cubic feet of associated gas in the cuyo basin province, argentina. Geology and hydrocarbon potential of the neuquen basin article in journal of petroleum geology 164. Consequently, vertical and lateral facies variations are present in reservoir rocks along the basin which requires a detail analysis to proper model the petroleum systems. Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the neuquen. The neuquen basin of argentina and central chile contains a nearcontinuous late triassicearly cenozoic succession deposited on the eastern side of the evolving andean mountain chain. The vaca muerta formation late jurassic early cretaceous. The stratigraphy of the neuquen basin is shown in figure v3. The andean foreland basins or subandean basins are a group of foreland basins located in the western half of south america immediately east of the andes mountains.
Jan 26, 2018 neuquen basin tight gas unconventional play report summary the neuquen basin has supported an active petroleum industry for decades and currently produces more than 50% of argentinas gas. National and global petroleum assessment assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the. Pdf sequence architecture and heterogeneities of a field. Exploration to date has proved hydrocarbon reserves of 800 million cu. Geological survey assessed undiscovered, technically recoverable mean continuous resources of 14. Read geology and hydrocarbon potential of the neuquen basin, journal of petroleum geology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. This is because little conventional exploration has occurred since the last update march 20 and almost all current and future activity is in unconventional plays.
Technically recoverable shale oil and shale gas resources eia. National and global petroleum assessment assessment of. Igneous petroleum systems in the malargue fold and thrust. Neuquen basin tight gas unconventional play report wood. The allen formation records the first ingression atlantic to the neuquen basin during the late cretaceous. Using a geology based assessment methodology, the u. Especially because significant hydrocarbon source rocks of this basin, that can be produced as unconventional, like the highly known vaca muerta formation. The area holds one of the thickest deposits of rock from the permian period, which lasted from approximately 290 to 251 million years ago. Looking forward to the next edition of the petroleum geology student contest. Pdf mechanical stratigraphy of the vaca muerta formation.
In many basins, numerous intrusions were preferentially emplaced. Pdf application of geology in petroleum exploration and. It covers an area of over 120,000 km 2 and comprises a continuous record of up to 4000 meters of stratigraphy. Three petroleum systems are in two sedimentary cycles, the cuyo and the andic, of jurassicearly cretaceous age. The deep seismic structure of the central neuquen basin. Vaca muerta shaletaming a giant unconventional resource plays revolutionized oil and gas production in north america. All systems in the eastern area reached their critical moment during the late eocene, and in the western area during the late tertiary.
Using a geologybased assessment methodology, the u. Vaca muerta organic geochemical patterns, neuquen basin the neuquenembayment is the most attractive area for unconventional developmentto produce middletolight oil with low sulfur content in addition to gas condensate to the west. Tectonic evolution and paleogeography of the neuquen basin. The neuquen basin in western argentina offers a variety of attractive hydrocarbon plays in both the jurassic and cretaceous sequences. Petroleum systems in the neuquen basin, argentina the. Aptian to recent compressional deformation, foothills of the. Neuquen basin started to form in late triassic to late jurassic during the crustal extension and formation of rifts systems and latter in latemid jurassic the basin undergo the thermal subsidence vergani et al. The definition of lithofacies and facies associations interpretation for stratigraphic sections in paso cordoba and salitral moreno area, rio negro, argentina allowed to establish the depositional system that characterized this transgression in the northeastern edge of the basin. Finally, we would like to thanks all the students who attended this 2nd edition of the contest for their fervent participation. New insights on the lower jurassic petroleum systems and deep gas play of the neuquen basin, argentina. The neuquen basin is an important oil and gas producing basin in argentina.
Igneous petroleum systems in the malargue fold and thrust belt, rio grande valley area, neuquen basin, argentina article pdf available in marine and petroleum geology 111 august 2019 with. We are extracting hydrocarbons from a basin that has been explored and developed for 100 years. A case study of hydrocarbon generation, migration and accumulation related to igneous intrusions in the neuquen basin, argentina f. The permian basin of west texas and southeastern new mexico is one of the most productive petroleum provinces of north america. Petroleum geology and exploration potential of argentina table of contents page executive summary i. May 01, 2003 read aptian to recent compressional deformation, foothills of the neuquen basin, argentina, marine and petroleum geology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. However, the vaca muerta formation in the neuquen basin of argentina can now be added to the list of. Geological survey assessed undiscovered, technically recoverable.
Pdf igneous petroleum systems in the malargue fold and. Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the cuyo. Production started in 1918 and accumulated to 928 thousand cubic metres 5. The neuquen basin of argentina and central chile contains a nearcontinuous. Tectonic evolution and paleogeography of the neuquen basin, argentina, petroleum basins of south america, a. The rio grande valley neuquen basin, argentina is a large oil field where. A comparative assessment of the productive districts and nonproductive trends by leonardo legarreta1, carlos e. Geology and hydrocarbon potential of the neuquen basin. The american association of petroleum geologists is an international organization with over 38,000 members in 100plus countries. Petroleum system of the neuquen basin province, argentina. The second petroleum system within the lower andic cycle contains the most hydrocarbons. Organic geochemical patterns of vaca muerta shale, neuquen. Depositional environments and hydrocarbon potential of the. Petroleum geology and exploration potential of argentina.
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