CNOOC starts production at Luda 5-2 Phase II
CNOOC Ltd. started production at the Luda 5-2 North Oilfield Phase II Development Project in the central part of the Bohai Sea in about 30 m of water.
Main production infrastructure includes one new auxiliary production platform and one production wellhead platform. A total of 29 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 28 production wells and 1 water source well. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of about 6,700 boe/d in 2026. The oil property is heavy crude.
Luda 5-2 North Oilfield is the first oilfield to produce from super heavy oil reservoirs through thermal recovery in China. Its Phase I Project had already commenced production in 2022. The Phase II Project will also use optimized jet pump injection-production technology.
CNOOC is operator and holds 100% interest in the project.
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
