Activity in Vaca Muerta is having a very good time, especially thanks to developments focused on oil production. This is the reason that led to the number of fracture stages carried out in May was one of the three highest recorded in history of the shale formation.
According to the special report prepared by the country manager of the NCS Multistage firm, Luciano Fucello, for the Contactos Energético Foundation, In May, a total of 1,572 fracture stages were carried out in Vaca Muerta.
This accumulation of work carried out to put the new wells into production is slightly lower than last month (-7.2%) but it must be taken into account that April set the absolute record in Vaca Muerta, since in that month no less than 1694 fractures.
Beyond this evolution, the concrete thing is that since March activity in the unconventional play is acceleratedand this month enjoying the work on the tenth fracture set that has just been incorporated by Tenaris.
This makes During the first five months of this year, a total of 7,608 fracture stages have already been carried outmore than half of the 14,747 punctures that were completed throughout last year.
Analyzing in detail the activity of May, YPF once again led the work with almost half of the punctures, given that it added 738 fracture stages. The company of Miguel Galuccio followed her in rhythm, View, which carried out 185 punctures in its wells.
Tecpetrol It was not left behind, although in its case it focused on gas wells. And during May he added a total of 175 fracture stages. And it was followed by another firm that makes wells that produce both gas and oil, Pluspetrol, with 142 punctures.
While the firm led by former YPF Pablo Bizzotto, Phoenix Global Resources stepped on the accelerator and carried out 120 fracturing stages to put its new wells into production. Something that he also did Shell with 113 punctures during May, and is completed in the month with Pan American Energy (PAE) which added 99 fracture stages in the month.
As can be seen, the greatest activity was focused on oil-producing companies and blocksbut also with a good share in the gas segment, in the face of the greater classic winter demand.
A notable fact from the May records is that The 12 stages of fracture that YPF together with CGC are counted They carried out the Maypa X-1 well, the first horizontal well destined for the shale formation Palermo Aikelocated in Santa Cruz.
