CNOOC Ltd. started production at the Enping 18-6 oilfield development project in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea.
The main production infrastructure lies in about 99 m of water and includes one wellhead platform with 15 development wells planned to be put into production. Peak production of about 9,300 b/d is expected in 2024.
CNOOC is operator at Enping 18-6 and holds 100% interest in the project.
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
