Vaca Muerta shale formation
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Vaca Muerta shale formation is a vast, hydrocarbon-rich shale play in Argentina that is one of the world’s largest unconventional oil and gas reserves.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaca Muerta shale development | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shale formation
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shale play ⓘ unconventional hydrocarbon reservoir ⓘ |
| basinType | foreland basin ⓘ |
| contains | organic-rich marine shales ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment | marine ⓘ |
| developmentMethod |
horizontal drilling
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hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| discoveryStatus | known since early 20th century as source rock ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key driver of Argentina’s energy sector
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major target for foreign energy investment ⓘ |
| estimatedRecoverableResources | tens of billions of barrels of oil equivalent ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Early Cretaceous
NERFINISHED
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Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| globalSignificance | one of the world’s largest unconventional oil and gas reserves ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType |
natural gas
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oil ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lithology | shale ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
La Pampa Province
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Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuquén Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuquén Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Negro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOperator | YPF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vaca Muerta area in Neuquén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Dead Cow ⓘ |
| otherOperators |
Chevron
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ExxonMobil NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan American Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ TotalEnergies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Tordillo Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mendoza Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Cretaceous
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Jurassic ⓘ |
| resourceType |
shale gas
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tight oil ⓘ unconventional oil ⓘ |
| sourceRockFor | conventional oil fields in Neuquén Basin ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Neuquén Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thickness | up to several hundred meters ⓘ |
| unconventionalDevelopmentStart | early 2010s ⓘ |
| underlies |
Agrio Formation
NERFINISHED
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Mulichinco Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Vaca Muerta shale development