Caño-Limón Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Carlyle
• Country: Colombia
• Location:
• Production start:
• Partners: Ecopetrol
• Type: Oil - Cano Limon Crude
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• Colombia's largest oil field
• Oil is transported to the coast on the Cano Limon Covenas Oil Pipeline

History

• 1983 - Cano Limon Oil Field Discovered
• 2020 - Carlyle Group acquired the field from Oxy

Geology

• The reservoirs have an average formation depth of 7,450 ft, average porosity of 28%, average permeability of 1,000 mD–3,000 mD, and recovery factors that range between 30% to 60%.

Links

1. Oxy, Colombia
2. The Carlyle Group to acquire Occidental’s onshore operations in Colombia