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South America: everybody is drilling almost everywhere

Journal Article · · World Oil; (United States)
OSTI ID:6040178
A group of studies describes accomplishments in 1980 in South America drilling and producing. There may be 3285 wells drilled during 1980, with the majority in Venezuela, Argentina and Peru, compared with a 2934 total for all countries on the continent in 1979. Reserves at the end of 1979 in South America exceeded 27 billion bbl, and production averaged 3.8 million bpd. Individual country reports are given for Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Urauguay, and Guyana.
OSTI ID:
6040178
Journal Information:
World Oil; (United States), Journal Name: World Oil; (United States) Vol. 191:3; ISSN WOOIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English