Tsimiroro is a large
oil field
A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations.
Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presen ...
in the
onshore Morondava Basin
Morondava Basin is one of the major sedimentary basins of Madagascar
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of
Madagascar
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found south of the
Bemolanga ultra heavy oil field and south of the town of
Morafenobe. It is estimated to contain as many as of
heavy oil with 14° to 16° API gravity. The oil is found in the Isalo and Amboloando formations.
Madagascar Oil is the license holder of the Tsimiroro field. It describes the field as being a heavy oil field with a significant volume of
oil in place
Oil in place (OIP) (not to be confused with original oil-in-place (OOIP)) is a specialist term in petroleum geology that refers to the total oil content of an oil reservoir. As this quantity cannot be measured directly, it has to be estimated fr ...
. It gives figures for oil in place (2010 estimates) as:
Madagascar Oil is working on a steam flood pilot project as well as continuing drilling operations to expand the proven reserve base. Tsimiroro is believed to be able to achieve at least to of oil output per day over 35–40 years. First production was realised in March 2008, a year when a total were produced.
Notes
References
Tsimiroro brochureMadagascar Oil websiteRigzone
External links
Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI)Grafton Resources website
Oil fields of Madagascar
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