Vaca Muerta

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkbp:area approximately 30,000 km²
gptkbp:country gptkb:Argentina
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment gptkb:marine
gptkbp:developmentMethod hydraulic fracturing
horizontal drilling
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1927
gptkbp:economicImportance major for Argentina's energy sector
gptkbp:estimatedReserves 16 billion barrels
308 trillion cubic feet
gptkbp:explorationStarted 2010s
gptkbp:exportedTo high
gptkbp:form gptkb:stone
gptkbp:fossil marine fossils
gptkbp:hasResource shale oil
shale gas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaca Muerta
gptkbp:hydrocarbonProduction gptkb:oil
natural gas
gptkbp:lithology limestone
marl
black shale
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Neuquén_Basin
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vaca_Muerta_mountain_range
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Aguada_Federal
gptkb:Aguada_Pichana
gptkb:Aguada_de_Castro
gptkb:Aguada_del_Chañar
gptkb:Bandurria_Sur
gptkb:Fortín_de_Piedra
gptkb:La_Amarga_Chica
gptkb:Loma_Campana
gptkb:Rincón_de_la_Ceniza
gptkb:Rincón_del_Mangrullo
gptkb:El_Orejano
gptkbp:operator gptkb:TotalEnergies
gptkb:Shell
gptkb:ExxonMobil
gptkb:Chevron
gptkb:YPF
gptkbp:province gptkb:Neuquén_Province
gptkb:La_Pampa_Province
gptkb:Río_Negro_Province
gptkb:Mendoza_Province
gptkbp:region gptkb:Patagonia
gptkbp:sedimentaryBasin gptkb:Neuquén_Basin
gptkbp:significance one of the largest shale oil and gas reserves in the world
gptkbp:thickness 30–400 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vaca_Muerta_shale_formation
gptkb:YPF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7