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Eyebrow Production Developing

KMZ

Jerry Lee provides an overview of Mexico’s

Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ) heavy oil? eld in the Bay of

Campeche.

eavy oils are typically com- posed of long, high molecular

H weight compounds. These oils are characterized as having less than 20°API gravity, and low gas-oil-ratio (GOR). The low API and low GOR results in a ? uid that is higher in density and very viscous. These qualities are prob- lematic for ? eld production, as the ? uid is then less mobile, resulting in greater effort required for extraction; however, heavy oil accounts for triple the volume of reserves as compared to conventional oil and can, therefore, be a signi? cant source of production when ? elds can be produced economically. Such is the case in the Gulf of Mexico with the Petróleos

Mexicanos’ (Pemex) Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ) ? eld.

Found in the Bay of Campeche, KMZ is 150km northeast of Ciudad del Carmen,

Pemex’s Ku-S central processing installation at the Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil? eld in the Bay of the investment has been seen over

Campeche, off the coast of Mexico, near of Campeche o