Innovation on Petroleum Engineering Technology of China Beach and Shallow Water Areas

Chinas offshore areas abound in oil & gas resources, but both the intensity of prospecting and the produced outputs are low, as a result, there exists a lot of development potential. Our pursuit to develop offshore marginal oilfields relies on up to date scientific and technological progress as well as modern development management and innovative technologies. China has developed domestically the designed technologies for beach and shallow water areas oil field operations. These technical and engineering systems have been adapted to meet Chinas characteristic, operational features and requirements. Despite of our ongoing efforts, it has not yet met the top international quality standards with regard to the demand for special oil gas bearings and project developments in the middle deep sea areas. The author will analyze the technical shortcomings of beach and shallow water areas exploration engineering, attempts to improve the recovery efficiency, offshore surface engineering technologies, production safeguards etc. A prognosis for the direction and innovate approach used in future management planning and project designs will be given.