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Benefits - Noxal Oil Field has plenty of benefits for the future of Mexico. The discovery will give Mexico more financial stability. It would be tough for Mexico to survive without its natural resources, oil being the most important. The United States relies mainly on Mexico for their supply of oil. With the discovery of Noxal Oil Field, Mexico will be able to provide more oil to the United States and bring more money into their country. This new oil field will also be able to provide more jobs for Mexicans and that is beneficial to their economy. Sara916 (talk) 09:16, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

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The final sentence in the article does not have a verified source. Sara916 (talk) 22:03, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

The article is a very interesting article but it is way too short. I want to add more data and resources to this article for a better understanding of the Noxal Oil Fields of Mexico.Igneousrocksrule (talk) 22:06, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

This page needs to be expanded with more information as it is labeled a "stub". Also, more citations need to be inserted such as here: "10 billion barrels (1.6 billion cubic metres) of crude oil." Iloveolivine! (talk) 22:10, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

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Theory of Origin:

The Noxal Oil field is located just off the Veracruz Coast in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a little over half a mile underwater and and even further 2.5 miles deep underground. This finding is important because it shows there can be oil found underneath the bedrock. According to the abiotic theory, Earth created these oils in the Gulf from inorganic materials, not from fossil fuels. It is believed that hydrocarbons in the mantle found a way to the bedrock through cracks, caused by a comet dating back to the Mesozoic era, that created sedimentary layers at the surface. Hence, the Noxal Oil Field is just one of many oil fields that exists in the Gulf and has been explored.



Iloveolivine! (talk) 17:06, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Research:

In December of 2005, the quest to drill into the Gulf began with the intent to replace the dwindling supply of oil from the Cantarell field. Pemex, a Mexican petroleum company, began their first deepwater research and discovered Noxal and Lakach. Noxal, located in the Catemaco Folded Belt, was the first ever deepwater oil well found by Pemex. The news about this discovery went public in 2006. Testings were conducted at four intervals and it confirmed the well was indeed filled with natural gas, containing 10 billion barrels of oil. After the success of the Noxal oil field, Pemex drilled into the second oil field it discovered, Lakach. More wells have been discovered and ready to be drilled into so Pemex can bring these gases to land. However, there were issues encountered at the time because Pemex had no knowledge or experience with deepwater drilling and they were allowed no outside help due to the nationalization of oil reserves in Mexico. This was one of the reasons for the country’s decline in the production of oil in the first place.

Melissa's Peer Edit
In response to the Research: I like how you explain everything so well. You mention a topic and you explain what it is. Where you say that "testings were done at four intervals and it confirmed," you can revise it to "When tests were conducted at four different intervals, they confirmed that ..." You can add to your sentence that says "More well have been discovered and are ready to be drilled into." May I suggest that you start a new sentence so it's not so wordy. In your sentence that starts with however, maybe change the "at the time because " to "and at that time Pemex ...." You can add the word "for" in front of your last sentence to show the impact it really had. Other than that I think your information is really clear and you have the right information needed to add to your article. Mgh972103 (talk) 04:23, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Source for Intro: Igneousrocksrule (talk) 16:48, 23 April 2017 (UTC)