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* Operator: PDVSA | * Operator: PDVSA | ||
* Country: Venezuela | * Country: Venezuela | ||
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* The Bolivar Coastal Fields (BCF) are located on the eastern margin of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. They form the largest oil field outside of the Middle East and contain mostly heavy oil with a gravity less than 22 degrees API | * The Bolivar Coastal Fields (BCF) are located on the eastern margin of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. They form the largest oil field outside of the Middle East and contain mostly heavy oil with a gravity less than 22 degrees API | ||
* Also known as the **Eastern Coast Fields**, Bolivar Coastal Oil Field consists of Tía Juana, Lagunillas, Bachaquero, Ceuta, Motatán, Barua and Ambrosio | * Also known as the **Eastern Coast Fields**, Bolivar Coastal Oil Field consists of Tía Juana, Lagunillas, Bachaquero, Ceuta, Motatán, Barua and Ambrosio | ||
| + | * Water and gas injection are used for most of the fields. | ||
| − | + | === Contractors === | |
* - | * - | ||
| − | + | === History === | |
* 1917 - Bolivar Coastal Oil Field discovered | * 1917 - Bolivar Coastal Oil Field discovered | ||
| + | * 1926 - Lagunillas and Tía Juana fields discovered | ||
| + | * 1952 - Motatán field discovered | ||
| + | * 1958 - Barua field discovered | ||
| + | * 1981 - Ceuta field discovered | ||
| − | + | === Geology === | |
* Source rocks are mudstones of the Cretaceous La Luna Formation, which occurs throughout the Maracaibo Basin. | * Source rocks are mudstones of the Cretaceous La Luna Formation, which occurs throughout the Maracaibo Basin. | ||
| − | + | === Links === | |
# [http://aapgbull.geoscienceworld.org/content/67/2/242.abstract Geology and geochemistry of crude oils, Bolivar coastal fields, Venezuela] | # [http://aapgbull.geoscienceworld.org/content/67/2/242.abstract Geology and geochemistry of crude oils, Bolivar coastal fields, Venezuela] | ||
# [http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/WEcont/regions/reg6/p6/tps/AU/au609911.pdf Main Maracaibo Basin Assessment Unit] | # [http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/WEcont/regions/reg6/p6/tps/AU/au609911.pdf Main Maracaibo Basin Assessment Unit] | ||
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| + | [[category:Venezuela]] | ||
| + | [[category:PDVSA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 9 January 2026
Summary Information
- Operator: PDVSA
- Country: Venezuela
- Location: Lake Maracaibo
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Heavy Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Bolivar Coastal Fields (BCF) are located on the eastern margin of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. They form the largest oil field outside of the Middle East and contain mostly heavy oil with a gravity less than 22 degrees API
- Also known as the **Eastern Coast Fields**, Bolivar Coastal Oil Field consists of Tía Juana, Lagunillas, Bachaquero, Ceuta, Motatán, Barua and Ambrosio
- Water and gas injection are used for most of the fields.
Contractors
- -
History
- 1917 - Bolivar Coastal Oil Field discovered
- 1926 - Lagunillas and Tía Juana fields discovered
- 1952 - Motatán field discovered
- 1958 - Barua field discovered
- 1981 - Ceuta field discovered
Geology
- Source rocks are mudstones of the Cretaceous La Luna Formation, which occurs throughout the Maracaibo Basin.
