Ke Ji Ri Bao·2025-10-23 03:59Core Insights - China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has successfully tested a high-yield shale oil and gas flow from the Qilu Yeyou 1 well in the Qijiang District of Chongqing, achieving a daily oil production of 38.64 cubic meters and natural gas production of 10,000 cubic meters, indicating a significant resource discovery in the Sichuan Basin [1][4][6] Group 1 - The Qilu Yeyou 1 well represents a new billion-ton level shale oil reserve area, which is strategically important for shale oil exploration and development in Southwest China [1][4] - Sinopec discovered a large-scale shale gas field in the Qijiang area in 2022, with a capacity of 100 billion cubic meters, and has since initiated a new round of shale oil research [4][6] - The successful drilling of the Qilu Yeyou 1 well involved a geological engineering team that implemented targeted key technologies, achieving a horizontal section length of over 2,000 meters and a 100% rate of encountering quality shale [6] Group 2 - Sinopec has increased its exploration and development efforts in shale oil, confirming new oil fields in the Xinxing, Qintong, and Fuxing shale systems, with significant geological reserves reported for each [6] - The Xinxing oil field in the Bohai Bay Basin has confirmed geological reserves of over 140 million tons, while the Qintong oil field in the Jiangsu Province has confirmed reserves of 40.02 million tons [6] - The Fuxing oil field in the southeastern Sichuan Basin has confirmed reserves of 20.10 million tons of oil and 12.35 billion cubic meters of natural gas, with an expected annual shale oil production of 70,500 tons in 2024, marking a year-on-year increase of 30,800 tons [6]