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Public Policy Perspective No. 1040 Houston, April 5, 2017
MEXICOENERGYINTELLIGENCE ®‐ISSN2380‐6400
PUBLIC POLICY PERSPECTIVES are issued periodically, in English or in Spanish, as a public service with the aim of inviting fresh discussion of matters of politics, law, policy, regulation and corporate governance.
TOWARD AN INVENTORY OF MEXICO’S OIL AND GAS RESERVESOvercoming upstream data sanitation by government agencies
URING A PRESENTATION IN HOUSTON on February 9, 2017, of Mexico’s National Hydrocarbon Information Center, which is institutionally attached to the National Hydrocarbon Commission (CNH), one of the speakers commented that, in times past, geological data were regarded by
Pemex as “confidential.” For decades, analysts observed that Pemex’s statistical data on reserves would be sanitized, that is, presented in such a way as to lack policy, commercial or scientific value. In general, such data were notional at best, ornamental at worst.
As part of its 5‐year plan for 2015‐19, Mexico’s Energy Ministry (SENER) published in alphabetical order the names of 768 fields (as a list of 26 pages), each field shown with the name of the state in which it is located (if onshore) or in federal waters (offshore). Basic reserve information is also provided (see Exhibit A). While the alphabetical list does have dictionary value, the aims of policy, commerce or geological imagination are not served.
A good exercise for CNH would be to code each field by its geological horizon and basin. Once coded (and with the statistical data provided in SENER’s table), new tables (by basin, by size, etc.) will become possible and which, together, will give a fuller picture of Mexico’s hydrocarbon potential.
Meanwhile, we invite users of our Table 1 (appended) who have information about the geological horizon and basin of a given field to so inform us. In this way, we may update the table with additional raw material with which, hopefully, better decisions regarding public policy, commerce and earth science may be made.
OBSERVATIONS
UCH A CONFIDENTIALITY HABIT ON THE PART OF PEMEX EXPLAINS, in large part, the poor performance of Pemex in exploration in recent decades: there were too few earth scientists looking at the data; further, most of those persons shared the same mental landscape and were
graduates from the same schools. This data‐fortress mentality violated the maxim that states “it is the diversity of ideas that finds oil.” It is this lack of diversity of ideas that has largely been responsible for the low levels of reserve restitution based on discoveries.
CONCLUSION
AVING MORE DATA seen by more people is a healthy step, but CNH should not wait for someone to lease the data under contract. A meaningful contribution would be to publish an inventory of oil and gas reserves, by field, by basin.
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Aguas terr i tor ia les
Abakatún 1
Akal 16
Akpul 17
Alak 18
Alux 29
Amoca 33
Arenque Jurrasic47
Arrecife Medio 50
Atún 59
Ayatsil 63
Ayín 64
Bacab 69
Bagre 71
Baksha 72
Balam 73
Batab 78
Bolontikú 91
Caan 99
Cangrejo 121
Carpa 137
Chac 157
Ché 162
Chuc 174
Chuhuk 176
Chukua 177
Citam 179
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Uech 726
Után 729
Utsil 730
Wayil 748
Xanab 749
Xicope 752
Xulum 754
Xux 755
Yaxché 758
Yetic 759
Yum 760
Zaap 761
Zazil-Ha 766
Campeche
Laguna Alegre 367
Ribereño 589
Trompo 719
Xicalango 751
Campeche-Tabasco
Mangar 401
Narváez 454
Chiapas
Acuyo 6
Artesa 55
Cacho López 109
Carmito 135
Catedral 147
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Chintul 171
Chirimoyo 173
Comoapa 188
Gaucho 276
Juspi 341
Lacantún 365
Malva 398
Mundo Nuevo 447
Muspac 450
Nazareth 458
Nicapa 462
Sabancuy 602
Secadero 628
Sunuapa 648
Topén 705
Chiapas - Tabasco
Arroyo Zanapa 54
Cactus 110
Chiapas-Copanó 163
Eden-Jolote 228
Giraldas 280
Níspero 465
Río Nuevo 593
Sitio grande 640
Teotleco 677
Coahui la
Buena Suerte 97
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Candelaria 119
Cardona 131
Hidalgo-Veracruz
Pastoría 522
Nuevo León
Alambra 19
Algodonero 24
Alondra 27
Altamira 28
Anáhuac 34
Artimón 56
Atajo 57
Barrilete 76
Barunda 77
Bayo 80
Benavides 84
Bragado 93
Cabeza 102
Cadena 111
Calabaza 113
Calibrador 115
Capitán 126
Carlos 133
Carlota 134
Caronte 136
Carretas 138
Catarrín 146
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Zacate 763
Nuevo León-Tamaul ipas
Arcabuz Tertiary45 Burgos
Culebra Tertiary212 Burgos
Cúpula 216
Santa Rosalía 622
Puebla
Coyula 201
Coyula PR 202
Huehuetepec 306
Pacífico 497
Planos 552
Santiago 624
Puebla-Veracruz
Agua Fría 12
Cacahuatengo 105
Cacahuatengo PR 106
Coapechaca 182
Corralillo 195
Coyol 199
Escobal 240
Humapa 310
Miquetla 429
Miquetla PR 430
Palo Blanco 506
Tajín 655
San Luis Potosí
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Limón 376
Tampamolón 664
San Luis Potosí - Tamaul ipas-
Ebano Chapacao 225
Tabasco
Acachu 2
Acahual 4
Agave 10
Alameda 20
Almendro 26
Arroyo Prieto 52
Ayapa 62
Ayocote 65
Bellota 83
Bitzal 85
Boca del Toro 89
Bricol 95
Cafeto 112
Calicanto 116
Cantemoc 122
Caparroso-Pijije-Escuintle 125
Caracolillo 127
Cárdenas 129
Cardo 130
Carrizo 140
Castarrical 143
Chilapilla 167
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Oil and Gas Fie lds in SENER's 5-year plan (2015-19)
Geological ageState Field name SENER # Basin
Geological age and province are needed to have policy or commercial value
Table 1
Tabasco-Veracruz
Bacal 70
Blasillo 87
El Plan 232
Los Soldados 385
Panal 511
Tonalá 704
Tamaul ipas
Agami 8
Agua Blanca 11
Alcaraván 23
Aljibe 25
Amatista 30
Ambos 32
Anona 38
Antiguo 39
Aquiles 41
Árabe 42
Arcos 46
Aventurero 60
Axón 61
Azabache 66
Azor 67
Azúcar 68
Barcodón 75
Bato 79
Blanquita 86
http://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/41843/Plan_Quinquenal.pdfFor field data, search by SENER #:
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Topic File #
Reports on Mexico’s oi l & gas resources
Pages
Mexico Energy Intelligence®
ChartYear
2015
100207 219Jun 16, 15 Glossary of Pemex's Reserve Report with English Translations
Pemex’s annual reserves report, Las Reservas de Hidrocarburos de Mexico, includesa glossary and a list of acronyms. In this report, we note that the 2014 edition may bethe last in a series, as it will likely be taken over by CNH for 2015. We added thelexical items of the glossary with English definitions to the database of ourDICTIONARY OF MEXICAN ENERGY.
MEXICO ENERGY INTELLIGENCE® (MEI) is a commercial and policy research and advisory service offered by BAKER &ASSOCIATES, ENERGY CONSULTANTS, a management consultancy based in Houston. MEI reports facilitate two-waycommunication between Mexican public and private institutions and the global environment. Our reports examine policy,institutional and cultural issues as they affect the operating environment, energy regulation, and government and privateinvestment in Mexico's energy sector. Reports are distributed principally on a subscription basis. Energia.com contains reports,title lists, calendar postings and interviews with stakeholders and observers that are made available as a public service.
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Topic File #
Reports on Mexico’s oi l & gas resources
ChartPages
Mexico Energy Intelligence®
Year
1999
385 29Dec 20, 99 Pemex natural gas production, by basin and reported field, 1989-98
This report provides an analysis of Pemex natural gas production, by basin andreported field, 1989-98. As Pemex does not provide production information by basin,this report is based on our internal matching of fields and basins.
347 01Jun 26, 99 Alphabetical listing and classification of Pemex fields
Presents MEI’s classification of Mexican oil and gas fields in a form useful to theexplorationist.
336 12Apr 22, 99 Pemex’s new 2-volume study of Mexico’s hydrocarbon reserves
Report on new publication by Pemex on reserves by 3-P system.
1992
120192 13Dec 01, 92 Policy Implications of Mexico's Questioned Oil Reserves
This article speculates on the impact a Free Trade Agreement with the United Stateshave on Mexican upstream oil policy. The article discusses six estimates of Mexico'sproven oil reserves in 1990, including the controversial one of Francisco Iguanzo ofDecember 1991, as published in Proceso. MEXICO POLICY NEWS (UCLA) No. 7(Winter 1992), 3 pp.
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