By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Mar. 19 -- CNOOC Ltd. found oil and gas with a discovery well drilled in the Yellow River Mouth Sag of Bohai Bay. The well, Bozhong (BZ) 28-2E-1, was drilled south of Structure BZ 28-2E between BZ 28-1 and BZ 28-2S oil fields.
The well penetrated oil pay zones with 35 m total thickness and gas sections of 35 m. The well was drilled to 2,575 m total depth in 20 m of water.
On test, the well flowed an average 1,600 b/d of oil through 7.14-mm and 14.29-mm chokes, and 10 MMcfd of gas through a 15.08-mm choke.
Since 2006, CNOOC has made four discoveries in the Yellow River Mouth Sag, the company said.