Vaca Muerta (Argentina)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
shale formation
gptkbp:age gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkbp:area 30,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2011
gptkbp:contains organic-rich shale
gptkbp:country gptkb:Argentina
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment gptkb:marine
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1927
gptkbp:economicImportance major source of oil and gas for Argentina
potential to make Argentina a major energy exporter
gptkbp:energyResourceType unconventional reservoir
gptkbp:estimatedReserves 16 billion barrels
308 trillion cubic feet
gptkbp:explorationMethod hydraulic fracturing
horizontal drilling
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:ammonites
marine reptiles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaca Muerta (Argentina)
gptkbp:hydrocarbonType shale gas
tight oil
gptkbp:lithology limestone
siltstone
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Neuquén_Basin
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Charles_E._Weaver
gptkb:Vaca_Muerta_range
gptkbp:notableFor shale gas
unconventional oil
gptkbp:operator gptkb:TotalEnergies
gptkb:Shell
gptkb:ExxonMobil
gptkb:Chevron
gptkb:YPF
gptkb:Pan_American_Energy
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Quintuco_Formation
gptkbp:primaryLithology gptkb:stone
gptkbp:province gptkb:Mendoza
gptkb:Neuquén
gptkb:La_Pampa
gptkb:Río_Negro
gptkbp:region gptkb:Patagonia
gptkbp:sedimentaryBasin gptkb:Neuquén_Basin
gptkbp:stratigraphicUnitOf gptkb:Neuquén_Group
gptkbp:thickness 30-400 meters
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Mulichinco_Formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wintershall_Dea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7