CNOOC starts production at Wushi oilfield project
CNOOC Ltd. started production at the Wushi 17-2 oilfields development project in Beibu Gulf off the coast of southern China and northern Vietnam in about 28 m of water.
The main production infrastructure includes a new wellhead platform and an oil and gas processing terminal. A total of 43 development wells are planned to be commissioned, including 28 production wells, 14 water-injection wells, and one appraisal and water source well. The light crude oil project is expected to achieve a peak production of about 9,900 boe/d.
CNOOC is operator with 80% interest.
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).