... Abstract The objective of this study is to better understand the baseline aqueous chemistry and provenance of all groundwaters from the near surface shallow aquifers to the deeper Vaca Muerta shale ~ 2000 m depth subsea in the Neuquén Basin for water disposal monitoring. The regions included...

... Abstract Vaca Muerta is an unconventional reservoir located in Argentina. Since 2014, 397 horizontal wells have been drilled in this formation. The scope of this paper is to summarize the evolution of the productivity and the economics of these wells from 2014 until 2020. The methodology...

... today gas from Bolivia and LNG from the Middle East in a subsidized local market. These imports could ultimately stifle Argentina's public finances. Consequently, the authorities want to quickly develop the huge potential of the Vaca Muerta, one of the best source rocks in the world. Nevertheless...

... properties, and logs cannot resolve at this scale. This paper presents the internal structure imaging and analysis studies of a series of Vaca Muerta Shale samples from different depths and basin locations. Methods include the nanoscale scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging, pore size distribution...

... To summarize the depositional system and key geological and geochemical properties. To emphasize the heterogeneous nature of this tight formation. To explain explain why vertical wells have been favored for play development thusfar. To compare and contrast the Vaca Muerta with select...

... as unconventional, like the highly known Vaca Muerta Formation. The aim of the present contribution is then to propose an integrated, geodynamic and tecnostratigraphic model to the Neuquén Basin which can improve the understanding of its geological evolution particularly considering that the estimated resources...