CNOOC makes Kenli 6-1 oil discovery in Bohai Bay, offshore China

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The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has claimed to have pulled off a large-sized discovery Kenli 6-1 in Bohai Bay, which it expects to become the first large-sized oil filed in Laibei lower uplift.

The Chinese state-owned oil and gas company said that the Kenli 6-1 structure is located in Laibei lower uplift in the southern Bohai basin and is contained in an average water depth of nearly 19.2 meters.

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According to CNOOC, the exploratory well KL6-1-3 was drilled and completed at a depth of 1,596 meters when it had intersected oil pay zones with a total thickness of about 20 meters. The well was tested to produce approximately 1,178 barrels of oil per day.

CNOOC said that the successful exploration of Kenli 6-1 showcased its remarkable breakthrough in the exploration area of Laibei lower uplift, and further proved the huge exploration potential of the Neogene lithologic reservoir located in the Laizhou Bay.

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Last month, CNOOC said that it commenced production from the Bozhong 34-9 oilfield in the south of Bohai Sea.

CNOOC makes Kenli 6-1 oil discovery in Bohai Bay, offshore China

CNOOC makes Kenli 6-1 oil discovery in Bohai Bay, offshore China. Kmusser/Wikipedia.org.


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