Perla Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: PDVSA
- Country: Venezuela
- Location: Cardón IV block in the Gulf of Venezuela
- Production start:
- Partners: Repsol
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: The field is estimated to hold between 1.6 and 1.85 billion barrels of oil equivalent
- Production Volume:
Description
- This discovery was rated one of the world’s top five finds in 2009 by HIS, and is the largest discovery ever made in Venezuela
- The field is located 50 miles offshore in shallow water of the Gulf of Venezuela
History
- 2009 - The Perla Gas field is discovered
- 2010 - Further successfully drilling lead to reserve upgrades
- 2011 - A Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) was signed enabling for the commercial development of the field
Geology
Other Information
- The early production phase includes the utilization of the already successfully drilled wells and the installation of four light offshore platforms linked, through a gas pipeline, to a Central Processing Facility (CPF) located onshore. The development of Perla will then continue with the full field phase which includes additional producer wells and the CPF upgrade to reach a plateau production of 1,200 million scf per day.
Links
- Eni signs strategic agreement for the gas development of Perla super-giant field in Venezuela
- Eni: new successful well at super-giant Perla gas field, offshore Venezuela
- Eni drills another successful well at the giant Perla field, offshore Venezuela
- Eni: giant gas discovery in offshore Venezuela
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