Tomoporo
- Type: Rig
- field
- Latitude: 9.5024668
- Longitude: -71.1477561
Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field Profile
Location
The Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field is located offshore in the Maracaibo Basin of western Venezuela. The exact coordinates are approximately 9.5025, -71.1478 (WGS 84).
Project Details
- Status: Operating
- Operator: PetrĂ³leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)
- Owner: PDVSA (100.0% ownership)
- Discovery Year: 1988
- Production Start Year: The exact year of production start is not specified, but it is known to be part of the active production in the region.
Production and Reserves
- Hydrocarbon Reserves:
- Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR): 530 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) as of 2010.
- Recoverable reserves: 490.48 million boe as of 2010.
- Oil in place: 2,813 million barrels as of 2021.
- Remaining recoverable oil reserves: 319 million barrels as of 2021.
- Cumulative Production:
- As of 2021, the cumulative oil production is 51 million barrels.
- Production Capacity:
- The production design capacity for oil is 91.25 million barrels per year as of 2008.
Field Characteristics
- The Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field is part of the Ceuta-Tomoporo complex, which also includes the Ceuta South Oil and Gas Field.
- The field is characterized by multiple fault blocks, with the upstream development consisting of 73 fault blocks scattered across nine oil fields. Four of these blocks are already in development, with the others planned for future development.
Geology
The Maracaibo Basin, where the Tomoporo field is located, is one of the world's most important oil-producing basins. The basin's petroleum geology is marked by:
- High-quality source beds, such as the La Luna formation, which is a prolific oil source rock.
- Thick reservoirs with high porosity and permeability.
- Sealing shales, faults, and unconformities that provide large and numerous traps for hydrocarbons.
Integrated Asset Modeling
The Tomoporo field has been subject to innovative integrated asset modeling (IAM) to maximize benefits from decision-making. This approach involves comprehensive modeling to integrate all aspects of the production stream, ensuring optimized field development and production strategies.
Operational Context
The Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field operates within a complex geological setting, requiring advanced reservoir management and simulation techniques. The field's development and production are managed by PDVSA, which involves intricate planning and execution to optimize hydrocarbon recovery from the complex fault-block structure of the field.