Weirong Shale Gas Field (Sichuan, China)

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Weirong Shale Gas Field (威荣页岩气) is an operating gas field in Sichuan, China.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Weirong Shale Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Weirong Shale operating[1] Sinopec Southwest Petroleum Bureau[2] China Petroleum & Chemical Corp [100%][3] 2015[4] – 2020[4] unconventional[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Weirong Shale Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas 1P reserves 124700.0 million m³ 2019 ​[5]
gas 1P reserves 124700.0 million m³ 2021 ​[6]

Table 3: Production from Weirong Shale Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 1277.5 million m³/y 2021 ​[6]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Weirong Shale Gas Field

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sichuan Sichuan, China[7] onshore[8] 29.4626, 104.7627 (exact)[7]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://gas.in-en.com/html/gas-3696551.shtml. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015025336/http://www.cps.org.cn/show-29-3655.html. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240826221116/https://aiqicha.baidu.com/acount/accessrestriction. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://nyhx.acftu.org/syshxt/202210/t20221009_815725.html?7OkeOa4k=qAcHqAkGgikGgikGgkA61UFGkv_aSywLPm3LgL4xiBAqqqqqqqqqqqqqgq. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210918154632/http://news.cnpc.com.cn/system/2019/04/09/001725911.shtml. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220927100930/https://jpt.spe.org/sinopec-finishes-phase-1-of-chinas-second-biggest-shale-project. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.doc88.com/p-43547629130075.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)