BP has put its first shale gas well on stream (probably for a pilot production test) in the Sichuan Basin. Wei 206-H1, located in Neijiang-Dazu PSC block, currently produces at a rate of 350 Mcf/d of gas after fracking.   BP spudded Wei 206-H1, a shale gas exploration horizontal well, in the block on 30 August 2017. The well has a PTD of 4,790 m with target in the Longmaxi shale.     BP completed drilling operation on Wei 206-H1 and reached a TD of 4,368 m on 28 December 2017. During drilling the well penetrated 30-50 m shale in the Longmaxi Formation and proved newly acquired 3D seismic interpretation. Following Wei 206-H1, BP has spudded additional wells in Neijiang â Dazu and Rongchangbei blocks.     Next to the BP block in the west PetroChina has established Weiyuan shale gas field, the field has main reservoir in the Longmaxi Formation. In 2018 PetroChina produced 1.5 Bcm of shale gas from Weiyuan field.    Background Information    BP signed two shale gas production sharing contracts (PSC) with CNPC in 2016 on the Neijiang-Dazu and Rongchangbei in the Sichuan Basin.     The Neijiang-Dazu block has area of approx. 1,500 sq km and the Rongchangbei block has area of approx. 1,000 sq km. CNPC is operator for both blocks. Neijiang â Dazu block used to be a joint study between CNPC and ConocoPhillips during 2013 to 2014. ConocoPhillips completed the study without moving forward to PSC.     Rongchangbei block used to be a joint study between CNPC and Eni during 2013 to 2014. Eni completed the study without moving forward to PSC.     The main reservoir in the blocks is the Silurian Longmaxi shale.
BP has put its first shale gas well on stream (probably for a pilot production test) in the Sichuan Basin. Wei 206-H1, located in Neijiang-Dazu PSC block, currently produces at a rate of 350 Mcf/d of gas after fracking.