Vaca Muerta Formation

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:area approximately 30,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:communityImpact economic development
job creation
social challenges
gptkbp:contains natural gas
shale oil
gptkbp:economicImpact significant_for_Argentina's_economy
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns land use
air quality
water usage
gptkbp:environmentalImpact carbon footprint
greenhouse gas emissions
gptkbp:explores 2010
gptkbp:firstClaim high production capacity
attracts foreign investment
energy_independence_for_Argentina
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures sedimentary layers
hydrocarbon reservoirs
Late_Jurassic_to_Early_Cretaceous
fractured_rock_formations
gptkbp:governs incentives for investment
regulations on extraction
gptkbp:historicalSignificance transformative for energy sector
major_oil_discovery_in_Argentina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaca Muerta Formation
gptkbp:internationalRelations investment opportunities
energy markets
foreign oil companies
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Argentina
2010s
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Chevron
gptkb:Shell
gptkb:YPF
Total
gptkbp:notableFor natural gas production
unconventional oil production
gptkbp:operates_in several provinces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Neuquén_Basin
gptkbp:primaryMission shale
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Universidad_Nacional_del_Comahue
gptkb:Instituto_Argentino_del_Petróleo_y_del_Gas
gptkbp:resolution up to 1,000 meters
gptkbp:secondaryRole limestone
gptkbp:technology fracking
horizontal drilling
well stimulation
gptkbp:transportation railways
roads
pipelines