The Rubiales Oil Field is an oil field located in the Llanos Basin, Meta Department, Colombia. It was discovered in 1981 and was first developed, operated and owned by Pacific Rubiales Energy. The field produces heavy oil (11.3-14.5° API gravity) from the C7 unit of the Carbonera Formation.[1] The porosity of the reservoir formation is between 28 and 33% and the permeability ranges from 3 to 5 Darcies.[2] In 2008, 22.817.163 barrels were produced from the field.[3] The total proven reserves of the Rubiales oil field are 4.38 billion barrels (588×106tonnes), and production in 2017 is 132,000 barrels per day (21,000 m3/d).[4]
| Rubiales Oil Field | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rubiales Oil Field  Rubiales oil field (Colombia) | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Meta Department |
| Location | Puerto Gaitán |
| Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
| Coordinates | 3°46′02.2″N 71°23′16.3″W / 3.767278°N 71.387861°W |
| Operator | Ecopetrol (since July 2016) Pacific Rubiales Energy (until July 1, 2016) |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1981 |
| Start of development | 1988 |
| Start of production | 1992 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 132,000 barrels per day (~7.48×106 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place | 588 million tonnes (~ 696×106 m3 or 4380 million bbl) |
| Producing formations | C7 |
Change of operator
editSince July 1, 2016, the field is operated by Ecopetrol.[5] It is the most productive field of the country.[4]
References
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- ^ ANH, 2006, p.7
- ^ Gómez et al., 2010, p.5
- ^ García González et al., 2009, p.160
- ^ a b (in Spanish) En 20 campos se produce el 66 % del petróleo del país
- ^ (in Spanish) Rubiales, el campo petrolero más productivo del país, empieza a ser operado por Ecopetrol - Portafolio
Bibliography
edit- García González, Mario; Mier Umaña, Ricardo; Cruz Guevara, Luis Enrique; Vásquez, Mauricio (2009), Informe Ejecutivo - evaluación del potencial hidrocarburífero de las cuencas colombianas, Universidad Industrial de Santander, pp. 1–219
- Gómez Galarza, Yohaney; Yoris, Franklin; Rodríguez, Javier; Portillo, Fredy; Araujo, Ysidro (2010), "Aspectos hidrodinámicos, estructurales y estratigráficos del Campo Rubiales" (PDF), Geo Petróleo, 9: 1–28, retrieved 2017-06-07
- N., N (2006), Cuenca Llanos Orientales - Estudio Integrado - Crudos Pesados (PDF), ANH, pp. 1–10, retrieved 2017-06-07
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