| Ku-Maloob-Zaap | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Region | North America |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Operator(s) | Pemex |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1979 |
| Start of production | 1981 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil (barrels per day) | 857,000 bpd (Aug 2011) [1] |
| Producing formations | Kimmeridgian, Lower Paleocene-Upper Cretaceous and Middle Eocene |
Ku-Maloob-Zaap is the most productive oil field in Mexico. Ku-Maloob-Zaap is made up out of three relatively large fields Ku, Maloob and Zaap which are located to the immediate northwest of the Cantarell field.
Ku-Maloob-Zaap is located offshore in the Bay of Campeche, 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Ciudad del Carmen. It was discovered by PEMEX, Mexico's national oil company, in 1979.
PEMEX planned to drill 82 fields and install 17 oil platforms, as well as build an oil pipeline of 166 kilometres (103 mi) to transport the oil produced. It was expected that by 2011, production would reach 800,000 barrels per day (130,000 m3/d) of oil and 282 million cubic feet per day (8.0×106 m3/d) of natural gas.
This target was met by November 2009 when Oil production reached 802,002 barrels per day (127,508.1 m3/d). Production rose to 857,000 barrels per day (136,300 m3/d) in August 2011 as a result of production declines at the Cantarell Field, making Ku-Maloob-Zaap Mexico's most productive oil field.[2]