The Columbus Basin study contains over 300 oils and condensates from all the major fields will be analyzed using state-of-the-art techniques to evaluate
- Source facies
- Thermal maturity
- Degree of alteration (biodegradation; migration/ fractionation; mixing)
- Reservoir fluid homogeneity (reservoir continuity/ compartmentalization
The Columbus Basin off the east coast of Trinidad forms the southeastern portion of the East Venezuela Basin. Exploration for hydrocarbons has resulted in the production of more than 2.6 billion bbl of oil from Miocene-Pliocene turbidite sands, and estimates indicate an additional 2 billion bbl of oil and 30 TCF of gas in place. The Columbus Basin has become an important gas province as a result of several discoveries within the last five years, which have nearly doubled Trinidad's annual gas production. Consequently, Trinidad is now an exporter of gas and one of the leading suppliers of LNG in the world.
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