China finds its first 'deep-deep' gas field in South China Sea
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- 21 Oct 2022
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A Chinese oil company has claimed finding the country's first "deep-deep" gas field in western South China Sea with a reserve of over 50 billion cubic meters.
The gas field, named "Baodao 21-1," was discovered after drilling 5,188 meters into the seabed, 1,570 meters from the water surface.
Common definition of a deep-water gas field requires the field to be more than 300 meters under water, and a gas well as deep as 3,500 meters can be called a deep well.
The Baodao 21-1 gas field meets both definitions, thus can be called a deep-deep field.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the company that made the discovery, said their well has been tested to produce "an average of 587,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day."
Fifth attempt
CNOOC made the discovery during their fifth attempt to explore the Baodao Sag. The previous four attempts all failed. Read More...
