China

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 28 – CNOOC Ltd. said the JinZhou 20-2N-1 discovery well in the Liaodong Bay portion of Bohai Gulf penetrated 33.4 m of oil pay zones.

Drilled to TD 3,720 m in 16 m of water 4 km north of JZ 20-2 gas field, the discovery well flowed 1,900 b/d of oil and 3.45 MMcfd of gas on an 8.73-mm choke. CNOOC plans to appraise the discovery to determine its reserves and commercial status.