Vaca Muerta shale

FLNG vessels will handle gas from the Vaca Muerta formation when they go online in 2027 and 2028 offshore Argentina.

Argentina’s YPF forecasts the $3 billion oil pipeline and export terminal will carry 180,000 B/D when it goes onstream in 2026.

A Shell partnership with YPF marks a significant milestone for the Argentina LNG export facility, raising new questions about the nation’s potential to unlock the economic power of its vast shale reserves.

This paper describes the technical challenges of drilling and running casing in superlaterals in the Vaca Muerta unconventional play.

This paper explains how an operator’s projects in the Vaca Muerta have become more-efficient and cost-effective by increasing production and reducing well-delivery-cycle time while fostering the long-term sustainability of the project.

This paper describes natural fractures and their effect on hydrocarbon productivity in the Vaca Muerta shale formation.

The authors describe a casing-leak-repair alternative to allow continued hydraulic fracturing of an unconventional formation.

Results from more than 50,000 runs where shaped cutters resolved drilling issues demonstrate that, by matching the combination of cutters to the formation and the downhole conditions, it is possible to improve ROP, extend bit life, and drill longer runs for more cost-efficient operations.

Bidding is open for a 563-km natural gas pipeline that will expand the country’s natural gas transport capacity by 25%.

Oil producers that spent years gearing up for a growth spurt beginning in 2020 are making up for lost time.