Pacific Rubiales Energy secures permission for Quifa exploration area in Colombia

Canada-based Pacific Rubiales Energy has received environmental permits from the relevant Columbian authority to expand activities in the Quifa hydrocarbon exploitation area in southern Llanos basin, onshore Colombia.

The environmental permits granted by the Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA) will allow the company to construct 120 clusters to drill about 960 production wells.

Pacific Rubiales Energy CEO, Ronald Pantin, said that the environmental permits will allow the company to achieve a plateau rate of about 60 million barrels per day and to convert resources into reserves, which will add to additional production.

"We also recognise and support the efforts that the ANLA has made to enhance and speed up the process of grating licenses to the oil industry in Colombia," Pantin added.

The company also has plans to construct a new central production facility and seven injection pads to increase water disposal capacity in the exploration area.

It is also planning to construct two electrical sub-stations, which will supply electricity from the company’s new power transmission line, Petroelectrica de los Llanos, currently under construction.

In addition, Pacific Rubiales will build five campsites for operations personnel, which include will all associated services, as well as trunk and flowlines construction for infield transportation.

The Quifa Hydrocarbon exploitation area includes Quifa SW producing oil field and Quifa East exploration area, which covers Rubiales Field on the north, east and west of the contract.

The Quifa SW is the company’s second largest producing oil field, which has current field production capacity of about 54 million barrels per day from over 170 wells.

Pacific Rubiales has 60% working interest in the Quifa area, while Ecopetrol holds the remaining 40% stake.

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Image: Pacific Rubiales Energy has received environmental permits for Quifa Hydrocarbon Exploitation Area in southern Llanos basin, Colombia. Photo: Courtesy of Uploader.