Difference between revisions of "Yucal Placer Gas Field"

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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
 
* Operator: Total  
 
* Operator: Total  
 
* Country: Venezuela  
 
* Country: Venezuela  
 
* Location: Guárico State, 100 kilometers southeast of Caracas
 
* Location: Guárico State, 100 kilometers southeast of Caracas
 
* Production start: 2004
 
* Production start: 2004
* Partners: Total , Repsol, Inepetrol and Otepi
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* Partners: Total, Repsol, Inepetrol and Otepi
 
* Type: Gas
 
* Type: Gas
 
* Estimated Reserves:  
 
* Estimated Reserves:  
 
* Production Volume:  
 
* Production Volume:  
  
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=== Description ===
 
* Yucal Placer’s gas characteristics - high-CO2 content, high-temperature - require specific technological expertise in sour gas and high-temperature deposits
 
* Yucal Placer’s gas characteristics - high-CO2 content, high-temperature - require specific technological expertise in sour gas and high-temperature deposits
  
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=== Contractors ===
 
* **Technip:** Basic and Detail Engineering for the construction of the N2 and N3 Clusters
 
* **Technip:** Basic and Detail Engineering for the construction of the N2 and N3 Clusters
 
* **Tecna:** Glycol Dehydration Unit for Gas Processing Plant
 
* **Tecna:** Glycol Dehydration Unit for Gas Processing Plant
  
+++ History
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=== History ===
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* 1948 - Yucal Placer Gas Field discovered
 
* 2004 - First phase gas production starts
 
* 2004 - First phase gas production starts
 
* 2005 - Approval from Venezuelan Government for expansion
 
* 2005 - Approval from Venezuelan Government for expansion
 
* 2012 - Second phase development launched
 
* 2012 - Second phase development launched
  
+++ Geology
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=== Geology ===
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* Its unusually tight reservoirs at depths of around 7,000 ft contained gas with a high CO2 content in the range of 5-30%
  
+++ Links
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=== Links ===
 
# [[TECNA Oil And Gas Processing References]]
 
# [[TECNA Oil And Gas Processing References]]
 
# [[Technip Venezuela References]]
 
# [[Technip Venezuela References]]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:total-to-expand-activities-in-venezuela-through-thre Total to expand activities in Venezuela through three new]  
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:total-to-expand-activities-in-venezuela-through-thre Total to expand activities in Venezuela through three new]  
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2783 Launch of a new development phase of the Yucal Placer Gas Field in Venezuela]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2783 Launch of a new development phase of the Yucal Placer Gas Field in Venezuela]
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 5 January 2026

Summary Information

  • Operator: Total
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Location: Guárico State, 100 kilometers southeast of Caracas
  • Production start: 2004
  • Partners: Total, Repsol, Inepetrol and Otepi
  • Type: Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • Yucal Placer’s gas characteristics - high-CO2 content, high-temperature - require specific technological expertise in sour gas and high-temperature deposits

Contractors

  • **Technip:** Basic and Detail Engineering for the construction of the N2 and N3 Clusters
  • **Tecna:** Glycol Dehydration Unit for Gas Processing Plant

History

  • 1948 - Yucal Placer Gas Field discovered
  • 2004 - First phase gas production starts
  • 2005 - Approval from Venezuelan Government for expansion
  • 2012 - Second phase development launched

Geology

  • Its unusually tight reservoirs at depths of around 7,000 ft contained gas with a high CO2 content in the range of 5-30%

Links

  1. TECNA Oil And Gas Processing References
  2. Technip Venezuela References
  3. Venezuela's Yucal Placer Field Brought on Stream
  4. Total to expand activities in Venezuela through three new
  5. Launch of a new development phase of the Yucal Placer Gas Field in Venezuela