The Moxi 009-2-H2 well in the Anyue gas field under test, July 24, 2015. Photo by Bao Sheng

Testing of the 16^th exploitation well at the Longwangmiao?formation in?the?Moxi block of the Anyue gas field in southwestern China's Sichuan Basin has been completed.

The Moxi 009-2-H2 well, which daily produces 2.02 million?cubic meters of feed gas, is one of the top six high output wells among the current 16 drillings, according to PetroChina?Southwest?Oil?and?Gasfield Co, a subsidiary of the China?National?Petroleum?Corp.

The company plans to finish the construction of 30 exploitation wells by the beginning of next year, enabling the Longwangmiao formation to produce 11 billion?cubic meters?of natural gas annually.

The?reservoir?at?the?Longwangmiao?formation is a major?breakthrough?made by the company?in?natural?gas exploration. Located in Sichuan province's Suining and Ziyang cities and Chongqing's Tongnan county, the formation has proven natural gas reserves of 440 billion cubic meters, one of the largest in China.

The company has finished two projects with a total annual production?capacity?of?5?billion cubic meters. Another project with 6 billion cubic meters capacity is expected to finish construction in October and go into full operation in the first quarter of next year.

China?burnt?178.6?billion?cubic meters?of?natural?gas?last year,?according?to?the National?Development and?Reform?Commission.

"The?development of the Longwangmiao?formation not only contributes to the?regional economic development?of?Sichuan and Chongqing, but also helps the country optimize energy structure and reduce air pollution," said Wang Guangyun, party chief of PetroChina?Southwest?Oil?and?Gasfield Co.

Wang said the company is expected to produce 16 billion cubic meters of natural gas this year, generating revenue of 43.5 billion yuan. It aims to produce 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually by 2020.