This allowed the growth of wonderful crystalline formations of apple green color or greenish white vitrous luster. Vaca muerta mesosiderite, morenosite crystalline gardens. Vaca muerta, which is spanish for dead cow, is a shale gas and oil formation the size of belgium in the heart of the region of patagonia and is essential to argentina being able to become self. We divide the play into four subareas and use reported wellbywell data to forecast well economics and production. The fact that 20% of exports are tax free also adds to the bottom line. Pedersen, copen hag en university 0 bserva tory, denmark h. Waves of new actors and resources were and are attracted to town, increasing the hope for better times ahead.
Dry gas prospect vaca muerta basin neuquen province, argentina. Mesosiderites are stonyiron space rocks that are a half and half mixture of nickeliron and rock. Bloombergs alix steel travels to vaca muerta, argentinas prolific shale asset, to see if it can be the home of the. Vaca muerta is one of the most stable and trouble free of the mesosiderites. Al jazeeras teresa bo reports from vaca muerta, argentina.
The vaca muerta shale basin is located in the neuquen basin in patagonia, argentina. The challenge with developing unconventional resources is finding ways of making production more. The vaca muerta formation weaver, 1931, a proven source rock for conventional reservoirs for almost a century. Vaca muerta, argentinas new development frontier inter. My first experience there, in february 2014, was terrifying, and it plunged me right into anelos way of life. The rest are just trials, said bizzotto, explaining the magnitude of the operations in vaca muerta, which contains shale oil and gas reserves at depths of up to 3,000 metres. It is well known as the host rock for major deposits of shale oil and shale gas the large oil discovery in the vaca muerta formation was made in 2010 by the former repsolypf, which. About 4 tonnes out of an estimated initial mass of 6 tonnes have now been recovered. Based on regional 2d and 3d seismic data, the vaca muerta stacking pattern reflects a. Vaca muerta meteorite article about vaca muerta meteorite. Geologia, interpretacion, vaca muerta, shale, loma campana. The following story shows how this may be dons, not only.
Us state involvement in the vaca muerta megaproject in argentina. There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Nov 18, 2015 our inaugural vaca muerta development study offers groundbreaking economic analysis of argentinas massive vaca muerta shale. Our scenarios from the study demonstrate that production could peak between 0. That should lift economics on many vaca muerta wells given the significant volumes of natural gas associated with. The vaca muerta formation, commonly known as vaca muerta spanish for dead cow is a geologic formation of late jurassic to early cretaceous age, located in the neuquen basin in northern patagonia, argentina. May 04, 2017 houston, 4 may 2017 production from the seven most advanced developments in the vaca muerta play covering only 8% of play acreage, is expected to increase by 43% in 2017 to 77 kboed, and to double 2016 levels by 2018 to 1 kboed, according to a new vaca muerta development study by wood mackenzie. Toc total organic carbon content from a total of 800 tcf of estimated resources, around 27% 220 tcf are assigned to vaca muerta formation figure 3. The ypf position vaca muerta play vaca muerta is present in an area of 30. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Vaca muerta formation covers an area of some 36600 km 2 14 mi 2 and its thickness can reach up to 800 m 2600 ft towards the. The meteorite of vaca muerta fell in a zone of coastal influence of the atacama desert where the humidity goes in land in the form of dense fog. Our inaugural vaca muerta development study offers groundbreaking economic analysis of argentinas massive vaca muerta shale. Houston, 4 may 2017 production from the seven most advanced developments in the vaca muerta play covering only 8% of play acreage, is expected to increase by 43% in 2017 to 77 kboed, and to double 2016 levels by 2018 to 1 kboed, according to a new vaca muerta development study by wood mackenzie. Morenosite crystals, a heptahydrated nickel sulfate, are the result of a mixture of terrestrial sulfates with extraterrestrial. The concession has both conventional production potential and vaca muerta shale potential. Vaca muerta meteorite vah kah mwair tah a rare stonyiron mesosiderite meteorite, many kilograms of which were found in 1861 over an area of 12.
Unconventional gas in argentina oxford institute for energy. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first. Pdf the tithonianvalanginian vaca muerta formation weaver 1931, located in the. The dark meteorites were easy to spot against the pale sand of the desert. Integrated dynamic flow analysis to characterize an unconventional reservoir in argentina. Argentinas vaca muerta shale may not be developed until oil. The aim of this paper is to present the stage of knowledge about these units based on published. The project will be equally owned by shell and ypf. Its a view into how the native americans really lived, not how scholars think they lived. The vaca muerta shale formation in patagonia has s.
In addition, chevron holds a 50 percent nonoperated interest in. Classified as a mesosiderite, vaca muerta is a differentiated silicate and metal rich meteorite containing many silicate and eucrite inclusions. It is well known as the host rock for major deposits of shale oil and shale gas. Vaca muerta development study report wood mackenzie. Gis open files free terms and conditions site map aapg home. Vaca muerta meteorite vaca muerta is a mesosiderite meteorite.
For this meteorite to show such a varied and disrupted character, the vaca muerta parent body. The first was having a portfolio of assets diversified in all fluid windows but with the focus in the gas window. Pdf transecta sismica regional del sistema vaca muerta. Vaca muerta meteorite, taltal, antofagasta province. The indians of the texas coast have long been reported as ferocious cannibals, even in presentday textbooks. Argentinas vaca muerta shale may not be developed until.
Vaca muerta agrio 27% 5% neocomiano 2% d 129 12% serie tobifera 1% palermo aike 20% figure 2. However, generalized rentseeking interests in a context of weak governments seem to be transforming. The vaca muerta meteorites are rare mesosiderites stonyiron type from the atacama desert in chile. Vaca muerta, which in spanish means dead cow, holds more hope for both chevron and. These specimens have been cleaned but left in a near natural state. This dead cow has caught big oils attention the motley fool. Jan 11, 2017 vaca muerta, which is spanish for dead cow, is a shale gas and oil formation the size of belgium in the heart of the region of patagonia and is essential to argentina being able to become self. Several thousand years ago a large meteorite with a mass of various tons fell in a remote part of the desert in the taltal area. Vaca muerta meteorite for sale the meteorite exchange. Unlike conventional oil and gas extracted from deposits where they have been trapped for millions of years, shale oil and gas are removed from deep parentrock formations. The vaca muerta formation, commonly known as vaca muerta spanish for dead cow is a. The vaca muerta formation forms part of the lower mendoza subgroup and is defined by the highly bituminous shales total organic carbon, toc. Nov 14, 2017 shale production has exploded in the u.