Kela-2 gas field explained

Kela-2
Country:	China
Region:	Xinjiang
Offonshore:	onshore
Operator:	China National Petroleum Corporation
Discovery:	1998
Start Production:	2004
Production Gas Mmcuft/D:	248
Production Gas Mmscm/D:	7
Production Gas Bcm/Y:	2.55
Est Gas Bft:	10082
Est Gas Bcm:	284

The Kela-2 gas field is a natural gas field located in Xinjiang, China. Discovered in 1998, it was developed by the China National Petroleum Corporation, determining it to have initial total proven reserves of the Kela-2 gas field are around 10 trillion ft³ (284 km³). It began production of natural gas and condensates in 2004, with a production rate of around 248 million ft³/day (7×10⁵ m³).^[1]

References

• Chengzao . Jia . Qiming . Li . Petroleum geology of Kela-2, the most productive gas field in China . Marine and Petroleum Geology . 1 April 2008 . 25 . 4 . 335–343 . 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.01.002 . 2008MarPG..25..335C . 4 February 2024 . 0264-8172.

• Shilin . Xu . Xiuxiang . Lu . Zhonghua . Sun . Xuejun . Pi . Luofu . Liu . Qiming . Li . Huiwen . Xie . Kela-2: a major gas field in the Tarim Basin of west China . . April 2004 . 10 . 2 . 95–106 . 10.1144/1354-079303-571 . 2004PetGe..10...95S .

Notes and References

1. Web site: PetroChina's Kela-2 gas field produces 60 bln cubic meters of gas. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208093337/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-10/06/c_131177084.htm. dead. December 8, 2015. 2011. xinhuanet.com. 2013-05-27.