El Carito Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: PDVSA
- Country: Venezuela
- Location: Eastern basin
- Production start:
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- 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.
