Urumqi, May 24, Xinhua Mao Yong, Zhang Wei) According to the Exploration and Development Research Institute of Xinjiang Oilfield Company, researchers have discovered 360 million tons of heavy oil reserves in the "Zhong 18 well area" near the "Devil City" in Karamay, and the industrial thermal recovery of heavy oil in this area is about to start.

Xinjiang oilfield company, according to the exploration and development research institute senior engineer Dai Xiang kelamayi city "the devil" the ground is rich in heavy oil resources, through decades of exploration and evaluation, basic determine here now hold 360 million tons of heavy oil reserves, "heavy 18 wellblock is expected to declare" reserves of more than 7000 ten thousand tons, "the development of it will be a key support to maintain heavy oil in xinjiang oilfield development scale".

The "Zhong18 Well Area" of Karamay Oilfield is located in the west of Fengcheng Oilfield on the northwestern margin of Junggar Basin, about 120 kilometers away from Karamay City, and close to the "Devil City", a national 4A-level scenic spot. When formulating the development plan of "Chong18 Well Area", Xinjiang Oilfield Exploration and Development Research Institute strictly followed the policy of creating a green oilfield and minimized the damage to the surrounding topography and natural environment of the scenic area.

According to the international standard of crude oil classification, the crude oil with high viscosity and relatively high density is usually called heavy oil, that is, heavy oil with high viscosity, which is basically unable to flow under the original condition of the reservoir.

In the middle and late 1950s, PetroChina explorers (11.10,0.26,2.40%) discovered heavy oil in the "Devil City" area, but they did not carry out key exploration due to high viscosity and poor liquidity of the oil, as well as the limitations of technological conditions at that time. From 2002 to 2006, Karamay heavy oil exploration entered a new stage with the improvement of exploitation technology and technology level. Large-scale industrial development was carried out in "Zhong 32 well area" in December 2008, and good development effect was obtained by steam injection.

The heavy oil of Karamay has the unique characteristic of low sulfur, which can be refined into high-grade lubricating oil, low pell-point diesel oil, aviation kerosene, transformer oil, rubber oil and other characteristic oils which are used in the field of high precision technology such as aviation.