Sinopec â Xibei achieved a success appraisal well in the Tarim Basin. Shunbei 5-2 is drilled to assess Shunbei 5 discovery in the Shuntuoguole North block, and the well tested 804 b/d of oil from the Ordovician, which further confirms the reservoir productivity.  Sinopec â Xibei made Shunbei 5 discovery in July 2017 and the well tested 1,116 b/d of oil and 268 Mcf/d of gas. Shunbei 5 was spudded in 2016 with a PTD of 7,546 m. Shunbei 5 has objective in the Ordovician and is drilled in Shunbei 5 fault belt within the same petroleum system area as the Shunbei 1. Sinopec has a target to build 10,000 b/d of oil production capacity in Shunbei 5 area. 
China (Tarim B.) Shunbei (Ta) 5 op. by SINOPEC XB (100.0%) in Shuntuoguole North block