There may be some oil off China after all

Journal Article · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Ocean Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6269935

Oil has been tested in a number of wells in China, sometimes at a surprisingly high rate, and oil shows have been encountered in many others. For example, this article cites: Total has tested five wells in the Beibu Gulf at rates from 3,400 to 8,800 bpd; Japan-China Oil Development Co. (JCODC) has produced oil from ten wells in the Bohai Gulf at rates from 1,800 to 11,730 bpd; Esso has tested two wells in the South China Sea for 1,500 and 3,200 bpd; the ACT Operators Group flowed 2,189 bpd from two zones in another South China Sea well; and in early April, Phillips tested the most productive well to date in the Pearl River basin, recovering 6,840 bpd of highly waxy crude from three zones. A combination of factors have apparently made it almost impossible for Total and JCODC to estimate recoverable oil reserves.

• OSTI ID: 6269935
• Journal Information: Ocean Ind.; (United States), Journal Name: Ocean Ind.; (United States) Vol. 20:5; ISSN OCIDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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