CNOOC Ltd. has discovered the Shenfu deep coalbed methane (CBM) field in China, adding proved gas in-place of over 100 billion cu m (bcm), the company said in a release Oct. 22.
Shenfu deep CBM field lies in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, at the eastern edge of Ordos basin. Discovery well SM2-33-CH1 encountered 16.5 m of coal seam at a depth of about 2,011 m, which is tested to produce about 19,000 cu m/d after fracturing operations, the company said.
The discovery “lays a solid foundation for the company to build a large onshore gas production base, which will tap up to 1 trillion cu m of proved gas in-place,” said Zhou Xinhuai, CNOOC’s chief executive officer and president.
