Difference between revisions of "El Carito Oil Field"

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=== Description ===
 
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* El Carito field is a giant, deep onshore reservoir in East Venezuela; and it is the second largest field in the north of Monagas basin.
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* It uses gas injection to improve oil recovery
  
 
=== Contractors ===
 
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 19 January 2026

Summary Information

  • Operator: PDVSA
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Location: Eastern basin
  • Production start:
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • El Carito field is a giant, deep onshore reservoir in East Venezuela; and it is the second largest field in the north of Monagas basin.
  • It uses gas injection to improve oil recovery

Contractors

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History

  • 1988 - El Carito Oil Field was discovered

Geology

  • The structures found in the Monagas overthrust belt consist of east-west-trending anticlines associated with overthrust faulting. The surface area of the structures is 100 km/sup 2/, which includes the Furrial field. Vertical closure exceeds 1000 m. The thick, subcompacted Carapite Formation shales form a very effective vertical seal. The cenomanian-Turoniam Querecual shales are the source rock for most of the oil found in the area.

Links

  1. Giant discoveries in Monagas overthrust belt, eastern Venezuela basin, 1987-1988