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The Leading Edge; July 2001; v. 20; no. 7; p. 761-762; DOI: 10.1190/1.1487287
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Sihil Field

Another giant below Cantarell, offshore Campeche, Mexico

José A. L. Aquino, José M. Ruiz, Marcos A. E. Flores and Jesús H. García

Pemex Exploración y Producción, Región Marina Noreste, Mexico

Corresponding author: J. A. L. Aquino, Petróleos Mexicanos, Sabancuy 208-B Fracc. Carrizal, Tab. 2000, Villahermosa, Tabasco, CP 86030, Mexico.

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Cantarell Field, discovered in 1979 offshore Campeche, Mexico, constitutes one of the giants in the oil industry worldwide. It is on the continental shelf in the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico and within the east-central part of the Sound of Campeche, 80 km northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico (Figure 1).


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This petroleum giant, a mature field that has produced approximately 7000 million barrels of oil during 20 years of production and exploitation, is made up of four blocks: Akal, Nohoch, Chac, and Kutz (Figure 2). Akal is by far the most important, containing more than 90% of oil reserves. Production grew steadily from the onset of exploitation in 1979 until reaching a production peak of 1156 million b/d. From 1996 through early 1999, production levels were 1430 million b/d. At present, average production is 1.4 million b/d. Oil . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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