CNOOC Limited has made a mid-sized natural gas discovery Bozhong 22-1 in Bohai, the company said in a statement.
Bozhong 22-1 structure is located in the south central Bohai with an average water depth of about 25 meters. The discovery well Bozhong 22-1-2 is drilled and completed at a depth of 4,611 meters and encountered gas reservoir with a total thickness of about 92 meters.
The gas production of the well was tested around 14.2 million cubic feet per day.
The discovery of Bozhong 22-1 demonstrates the good prospects of buried hills for future gas exploration of south slope in Bozhong Sag, according to CNOOC.