CNOOC adds two Bohai oil, gas discoveries

July 30, 2013
CNOOC Ltd. said it found oil and gas at the Bozhong 8-4 well and oil at the Kenli 10-4 discovery wells in Bohai Gulf.

CNOOC Ltd. said it found oil and gas at the Bozhong 8-4 well and oil at the Kenli 10-4 discovery wells in Bohai Gulf.

Bozhong 8-4, in the west slope of the Bozhong sag with an average 28 m of water, went to 1,962 m and encountered oil pay zones and gas reservoir with a total thickness of about 50 m and 11 m, respectively. The company tested the well at 660 b/d of oil.

Kenli 10-4 is in 15 m of water in the south slope of Laizhou Bay sag. Drilled to 2,395 m, it encountered oil pay zones with a total thickness of about 45 m. During the test period, the oil production of the well was around 2,800 b/d.