Burgos Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:adjacentTo Eagle Ford Shale (USA)
gptkbp:area approximately 80,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Rio_Grande
gptkbp:challenge water scarcity
security issues
complex geology
infrastructure needs
gptkbp:contains shale formations
limestone reservoirs
sandstone reservoirs
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:economicImportance major source of natural gas for Mexico
gptkbp:energyReformImpact opened to private investment in 2013
gptkbp:estimatedReserves over 10 trillion cubic feet
gptkbp:explorationCompanies gptkb:PEMEX
private operators (post-2013 energy reform)
gptkbp:explorationStarted 1940s
gptkbp:explorationType onshore
shale gas
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:geologicalAge Mesozoic
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:oil
natural gas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burgos Basin
gptkbp:hydrocarbonProductionStart 1945
gptkbp:hydrocarbonType condensate
dry gas
wet gas
gptkbp:knownFor conventional gas production
unconventional shale gas
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:northeastern_Mexico
gptkbp:mainHydrocarbonPlays Cretaceous
Jurassic
Tertiary
gptkbp:notableEvent decline in production in 2010s
increased interest in shale gas post-2013
gptkbp:operator gptkb:PEMEX
gptkbp:partOf Gulf of Mexico Basin
gptkbp:region gptkb:Coahuila
gptkb:Nuevo_León
gptkb:Tamaulipas
gptkbp:significantField gptkb:Santa_Anita
gptkb:Nejo
gptkb:Delfín
Ciudad Mier
Arenque
Reynosa-Monterrey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grijalba-2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7