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There had been discovered in Cuba more than 26 middle and small oil fields. ... STRIP OF THE ISLAND, IN NORTHWESTERN PART OF CUBA AND IN DEPTH. ...
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Turquino volcanic arc Tertiary basins Outcrops of the continental margin Metamorfics Ofiolites and Cretaceous volcanic arc Geologic Map of Cuba Main tectonic elements
OIL DISCOVERIES IN CUBA There had been discovered in Cuba more than 26 middle and small oil fields. Pto. ESCONDIDO VARADERO BOCA JARUCO MAJAGUILLAR STA CRUZ CRISTALES PINA BRUJO
FLORIDA STRAITS ? La Habana HAVANA N Matanzas MATANZAS ? Cárdenas • LENGTH: MORE THAN 200 Km • WIDTH: MORE THAN 15 Km • DEPTH: 0.8 - 3.0 Km • AVERAGE SATURATE THICKNESS: 400 m • OIL RESOURCES IN PLACE : 30 - 50 X 10 9 BARRELS • GRAVITY: 9° - 16° API • VISCOSITY (40° C): 6000 - 550 cst. NORTHERN CUBA OIL BELT NORTHERN CUBA OIL BELT
SANTA CRUZ OIL FIELD LATEST DISCOVERY Guanabo Norte Sta Cruz Oil field Celimar Cojímar Boca de Jaruco Oil Field Tarará Veneciana
Resistivity K=200 mD SP Low perm. Neutron Gamma Ray 19.8 K=700 mD vug, karst 10.7 K=1.7 D K=30 mD K=100 mD K=60 mD RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTICS
Migration-Entrapment scheme for Varadero – Cardenas Bay area
CONCLUSIONS STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION OF CUBAN BASINS INCLUDES A THICK MARINE JURASIC – CRETACEOUS SEDIMENT DEPOSITED WITHIN THE PROLIFIC GULF OF MEXICO PETROLEUM MEGAPROVINCE
CONCLUSIONS • CUBAN FOLDED - THRUSTED BELT CONTAINS HIGH QUALITY SOURCE ROCKS OF JURASSIC AND CRETACEOUS AGE WITH REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND A FAVOURABLE TIMING OF HYDROCARBON GENERATION AND ENTRAPMENT.
CONCLUSIONS • WIDE RANGE OF OIL QUALITIES IN CUBA. • LIGHTER OILS IN CENTRAL STRIP OF THE ISLAND, IN NORTHWESTERN PART OF CUBA AND IN DEPTH. CUBAN HEAVY OILS ARE MAINLY UNMATURES OILS
CONCLUSIONS • CUBA HAS AN EXCELLENT HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL. THE DISCOVERY OF LARGE OIL FIELDS IS POSSIBLE.