With more than 6000 m of sedimentary thickness and several superimposed petroleum systems, the Neuquén Basin of Argentina has all the elements to be considered a super basin. The basin developed during the Triassic–Early Jurassic in a rift environment that generated a localized petroleum system. Continued subsidence during the Early Jurassic resulted in the first marine ingression (Los Molles Formation, total organic carbon [TOC] 1%–7%). This unit matured 120 to 55 m.y.a., before the formation of major structures, with the exception of the Huincul high. A fast marine flooding in a retroarc setting occurred during the latest Jurassic–Early Cretaceous. At its base lies the Vaca Muerta Formation, a 50- to 1000-m-thick world-class source rock, composed by calcareous shales and marls (TOC 2%–9%). This unit reached maturity at 95 Ma, when the only traps available were structures along the Huincul high or stratigraphic. A new marine ingression occurred during the Early Cretaceous, depositing bituminous shales and marls (Agrio Formation, TOC 2%–5%) that matured during the Paleogene.These superimposed petroleum systems, combined with different structural settings, gave rise to numerous plays and trapping configurations that resulted in the discovery of 14 billion BOE. In addition, the unconventional potential of the Vaca Muerta is now being developed, with estimated resources of 91.5 TCF and 14.3 billion bbl of oil. The Neuquén Basin has gone through three main phases of development: conventional, tight, and unconventional. After a century of production, the basin still shows a wide variety of opportunities for both conventional and world-class unconventional plays.

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内乌肯超级盆地

阿根廷的内乌肯盆地拥有超过6000 m的沉积厚度和几个叠加的石油系统，具有被视为超级盆地的所有要素。该盆地在三叠纪—早侏罗世时期形成，在裂谷环境中形成了局部石油系统。侏罗纪早期的持续沉降导致了第一次海侵（Los Molles组，总有机碳[TOC] 1％–7％）。在形成主要结构之前，这个单元成熟了120到55个八卦，除了Huincul high。在最近的侏罗纪至早白垩世，发生了弧后环境中的快速海洋洪水。Vaca Muerta组的基础是50到1000 m厚的世界级烃源岩，由钙质页岩和泥灰岩组成（TOC 2％–9％）。这个单元的成熟度为95 Ma，当唯一可用的圈闭是沿Huincul高处或地层的构造时。在白垩纪早期就发生了新的海侵作用，沉积了沥青页岩和泥灰岩（阿格里奥组，TOC 2％–5％），这些岩层和灰岩在古近纪时期已经成熟。这些叠加的石油系统，加上不同的构造环境，导致了众多的活动和圈闭导致发现140亿桶油当量的配置。此外，瓦卡·穆尔塔（Vaca Muerta）石油的非常规潜力正在开发中，估计资源为91.5 TCF和143亿桶石油。内乌肯盆地经历了三个主要发展阶段：常规，致密和非常规。经过一个世纪的生产，该盆地仍为常规和世界一流的非常规油气藏提供了各种机会。