Recently, there has been major exciting news from oil and gas exploration in Xinjiang! The exploration project of the oil and gas campaign in the Dabancheng area of Urumqi has achieved a breakthrough, with preliminary assessments indicating natural gas geological resources exceeding 200 billion cubic meters. This demonstrates the potential to form a large oil and gas field, marking a new breakthrough in oil and gas exploration in northern Xinjiang.
The oil and gas campaign project in the Dabancheng area of Urumqi includes seven blocks, such as the northern margin of the Chaiwopu Sag and the Yongfeng North and South blocks. Preliminary assessments indicate that the natural gas geological resources exceed 200 billion cubic meters, with the northern margin of the Chaiwopu Sag alone accounting for over 100 billion cubic meters.
Currently, the exploration of the oil and gas field in the northern margin of the Chaiwopu Sag has completed drilling operations for four wells, with the drilling of Well Chaitan-6 nearing completion. The collected samples have been immediately sent to the laboratory for analysis, providing data support for the assessment of deep oil and gas resources in the region. According to Lü Baoguang, project manager of the Xinjiang Branch of Henan Yuzhong Geological Exploration Engineering Co., Ltd., Well Chaitan-6 had a designed depth of 3,100 meters and an actual drilling depth of 3,088 meters. Four coring operations were conducted between 2,000 and 3,000 meters, revealing varying degrees of oil and gas discoveries. The implementation of this well has provided detailed geological data for regional exploration and development planning.
In recent years, Xinjiang has accelerated the pace of oil and gas exploration in the Dabancheng area of Urumqi, with a total of 15 exploration wells deployed across seven blocks, including the northern margin of the Chaiwopu Sag. Of these, 11 wells have been successfully drilled.
The northern margin block of the Chaiwopu Sag has released a public transfer announcement. The Dabancheng area is expected to offer 3 to 4 additional blocks for transfer, with registered natural gas geological resources amounting to 200 billion cubic meters. If successfully developed, this could effectively ease the natural gas supply strain in Urumqi and surrounding areas for at least two decades.
According to the technical lead of the Oil and Gas Exploration Institute at the Urumqi Geological Team of the Xinjiang Geological Bureau, the northern margin of the Chaiwopu Sag belongs to the southern front thrust nappe of the Bogda Mountains, characterized by complex geological structures. Five wells have been drilled in this area, among which Well Chaitan-2 reached a depth of 4,700 meters and covered the entire Lucao Gou section. This has provided solid geological data to support subsequent work and research.
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Post time: Nov-20-2025