The goal of this e-symposium is to review the status of the Mexican upstream sector, and to provide a review of the most prolific and prospective areas in Mexico, with a focus on opportunities for international participation, given the upcoming energy reform in Mexico.
This e-symposium reviews the status of the Mexican upstream sector, and provides a review of the most prolific and prospective areas in Mexico, with a focus on opportunities for international participation, given the upcoming energy reform in Mexico. The geological framework and main producing formations for each of the major producing regions will be included, starting with the Golden Lane, and including Tampico (Misantla Basin), Chiapas – Tabasco, Offshore Campeche, Cantarell, deepwater Gulf of Mexico (Catemaco and Perdido Fold Belt provinces), and unconventionals (north, northeast, and east-central Mexico). The presentation will also discuss the Energy Reform and what it means to both Mexico and international participants.
Topics include:
- Petroleum geology of Mexico
- Individual basins: history and producing formations
- History of exploration
- Golden Lane
- Tampico
- Chiapas-Tabasco
- Offshore Campeche
- Cantarell
- DW GOM (Catemaco and Perdido Fold Belts)
- Unconventionals
- Technology / techniques
- Energy Reform
CEU Questions
Study Materials
Original Presentation Slide Deck |
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Deepwater Field Development
Pemex |
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The Structural Evolution of the Golden Lane, Tampico Embayment, Mexico
Wilson, H. H., Journal of Petroleum Geology. 10(1), pp 5-40, 1987. |
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The Offshore Golden Lane: New Outline of Opportunities from the Integration of Geological and Geophysical Data
Galicia, Jose G. - Transactions GCAGS: 2000 |
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Petrophysical Characteristics, Depositional Systems, and Model of Geological Evolution in the Golden Lane Carbonate Sequences
Chen, J. J., Aduna, C. A., Sanchez Lu, F., Patino, J., Olivella, M. - GCAGS Transactions. 51: 2001 |
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Petroleum History of Mexico: How it Got to Where It Is Today
Guzman, A. (2013) - Search and Discovery #10530 |
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