Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Gulf of Mexico, NW of the city of Tampico, state of Tamaulipas, Mexico
Production: 1,510b/l (2014)
Area: 1,625 Km²
The Altamira block is located in the costal plane of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 40 Km NW of the city of Tampico, in the south side of the state of Tamaulipas. It covers an area of 1,625 Km². Geologically it is located in the northern portion of Tampico-Misantla Basin. Eighty seven (87) wells were drilled in the block, of which twenty five (25) are operating, eighteen (18) are shut-in and forty four (44) are plugged and abandoned. The crude produced is heavy oil with density varying from 10° to 13° API. Current reservoir pressure varies from 50 to 55 Kg/cm2. The Tampico-Misantla Basin is located west side of Mexico and includes the south end of the state of Tamaulipas, the central portion of the State of Veracruz, portions of the west side of the states of San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo, the north portion of the state of Puebla and the continental platform to the bathymetry of 200 metres.
Operators:
Pemex: Owner
Cheiron Holdings Ltd. (Pico International): Contracted operator - Contracted by Pemex in 2012 for the servicing and development of the field - as per the development plan, which includes a major drilling program as well as several technological improvement pilots that, showing strong impact on the daily production levels.
Contractors:
TAM International: Supply Casing Annulus Packers (CAP), FREECAP® Swellable Packers, Treating/Testing Packers and Bridge Plugs, Port Collars, Cement Retainers, and SlikPak™ Systems