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Bohai Bay production on track for CNOOC
By Marie RYAN
China National Offshore Oil Corpora- covery well encountered heavy crude oil
tion (CNOOC) is closer to meeting its from the Pliocene lower Minghuazhen rich hydrocarbon resources.
yearly targets with production starting and Miocene Guantao formations.
at the Qinhuangdao 32-6 (QHD 32-6) The field’s main oil accumulations lie In 2013 several mid-sized oil and gas
comprehensive adjustment project. in the Pliocene lower Minghuazhen discoveries were made at Bozhong 8-4,
Considered one of the largest oil fields formation, with secondary pays in the Kenli 9-5, Kenli 9-6 and Luda 5-2 North
offshore China, QHD 32-6 is located Miocene Guantao formation. where the structures were successfully
130 kilometres from the city of Tianjin CNOOC operates and holds a 75.5 per appraised. Discoveries at Bozhong 34-
in the central to northern part of Bohai cent working interest in the Qinhuang- 9, Kenli 10-4 and Bozhong 23-3 were
Bay in around 20 metres of water, hold- dao 32-6 comprehensive adjustment also reported as promising.
ing an estimated 103 million barrels of project with Chevron China Energy
oil. retaining the remaining 24.5 per cent Further appraisals have been carried
Key production facilities at the Qin- stake. out on the structures of Kenli 2-1, Peng-
huangdao 32-6 (QHD 32-6) compre- Bohai Bay represents the most im- lai 9-1, Penglai 15-2 and Qinhuang-
hensive adjustment project include four portant crude oil producing area for dao 29-2 East with the reserve size of
platforms and 99 producing wells, and CNOOC, accounting for over 26 per Penglai 9-1 predicted to be a very large
is anticipated to reach its overall devel- cent of the company’s reserve and 36.7 oilfield according to CNOOC.
opment plan designed peak of around per cent of its total production volume.
36,000 barrels per day this year. The area has been a primary focus for Qinhuangdao 29-2 East has also been
Discovered in 1995, the QHD 32-6 dis- the national oil company’s exploration appraised as another large scale light
and development programs due to its and gas field in Bohai Bay with drilling
estimating the field could produce more
than 6000 barrels and 4 million cubic
feet of natural gas per day. §
Bohai Bay production on track for CNOOC
By Marie RYAN
China National Offshore Oil Corpora- covery well encountered heavy crude oil
tion (CNOOC) is closer to meeting its from the Pliocene lower Minghuazhen rich hydrocarbon resources.
yearly targets with production starting and Miocene Guantao formations.
at the Qinhuangdao 32-6 (QHD 32-6) The field’s main oil accumulations lie In 2013 several mid-sized oil and gas
comprehensive adjustment project. in the Pliocene lower Minghuazhen discoveries were made at Bozhong 8-4,
Considered one of the largest oil fields formation, with secondary pays in the Kenli 9-5, Kenli 9-6 and Luda 5-2 North
offshore China, QHD 32-6 is located Miocene Guantao formation. where the structures were successfully
130 kilometres from the city of Tianjin CNOOC operates and holds a 75.5 per appraised. Discoveries at Bozhong 34-
in the central to northern part of Bohai cent working interest in the Qinhuang- 9, Kenli 10-4 and Bozhong 23-3 were
Bay in around 20 metres of water, hold- dao 32-6 comprehensive adjustment also reported as promising.
ing an estimated 103 million barrels of project with Chevron China Energy
oil. retaining the remaining 24.5 per cent Further appraisals have been carried
Key production facilities at the Qin- stake. out on the structures of Kenli 2-1, Peng-
huangdao 32-6 (QHD 32-6) compre- Bohai Bay represents the most im- lai 9-1, Penglai 15-2 and Qinhuang-
hensive adjustment project include four portant crude oil producing area for dao 29-2 East with the reserve size of
platforms and 99 producing wells, and CNOOC, accounting for over 26 per Penglai 9-1 predicted to be a very large
is anticipated to reach its overall devel- cent of the company’s reserve and 36.7 oilfield according to CNOOC.
opment plan designed peak of around per cent of its total production volume.
36,000 barrels per day this year. The area has been a primary focus for Qinhuangdao 29-2 East has also been
Discovered in 1995, the QHD 32-6 dis- the national oil company’s exploration appraised as another large scale light
and development programs due to its and gas field in Bohai Bay with drilling
estimating the field could produce more
than 6000 barrels and 4 million cubic
feet of natural gas per day. §
