OIL & GAS FIELD

Field Name	Dongfang		Discovery Date	Apr 2012
Block	DF 13-2		Reserve Type	Gas
Current Status	Discovery (Drilled)		Production Start
Water Depth	35 m / 116 ft

Description

The Dongfang field is located in Block DF 13-2 in the South China Sea, which CNOOC operates. The water depth of the site is 213 feet (65 meters). A gas discovery was made in Dongfang (DF) 13-2 in the high-temperature and high-pressure gas reservoir in Yinggehai, following the successful appraisal of the middle formation of the DF 13-1 gas field in 2010. The discovery well, DF13-2-1, encountered gas pay zones with total thickness of 115 feet (35 meters). During the test period, the well flowed at an average rate of 42.4 MMcf/d.

Activities

CNOOC Hits HPHT Gas Discovery in South China Sea

Date: Apr. 2012 Type: New Discovery

CNOOC Limited has made a gas discovery in Dongfang (DF) 13-2 in the high-temperature and high-pressure gas reservoir in Yinggehai, following the successful appraisal of the middle formation of the DF 13-1 gas field in 2010. The new discovery is located in the north of central sag in the Yinggehai Basin of Western South China Sea. The discovery well, DF13-2-1, encountered gas pay zones with total thickness of 115 feet (35 meters) in a water depth of 213 feet (65 meters) and a well depth of 10,394 feet (3,168 meters). During the test period, the well flowed at an average rate of 42.4 MMcf/d.

Status History
Dongfang
Discovery (Drilled) - Apr 2012 to -
Exploratory Drilling - Jan 21, 2012 to Apr 2012