1. OIL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION BLOCK – GURVANBAYAN XXX
GURVANBAYAN XXX
- Ownership: BayanPetroleum LLC
- Located in the eastern part of Mongolia
- Covers: 5045 sq.km area
2. GEOLOGY AND PETROLEUM SYSTEM
3. GURVANBAYAN XXX – HIGHLY PROSPECTIVE EXPLORATION BLOCK
- Prospective Mesozoic deep subbasins and neighboring oil production fields.
- Includes Prospective Mesozoic deep basins proved by wells with oil shows and flow.
- Contains 2 potentially prospective subbasins, Unegt and Zuunbayan. The basement depths of sedimentary subbasins reach 3000 meters.
The Unegt sub-basin measures 180 kilometers long and 60 kilometers wide.
The Zuunbayan sub-basin is 150 kilometers long and 15-25 kilometers wide. - Adjacent to the producing oil fields in Mongolia and China.
4. EXPLORATION WORKS – GURVANBAYAN XXX
The exploration process, generated this data cost USD20 million.
- Gravity data covers 100% of the block.
- 2150 km of 2D seismic survey was acquired.
- 111.6 sq.km of the 3D seismic survey was acquired.
- 7 exploration wells were drilled 3 of those with oil shows.
The available data allows a fast-track step-our exploration-appraisal with near term development and early production.
Main characteristics of Crude oil from Zuunbayan, Tamsag, Ulgii basins Mongolia
Crude oil | °API Gravity | Sulphur content | Origin |
Urals | 31-32 | 0.8-1.3 | Russia |
Arab light | 32.7 | 1.8 | Saudi Arabia |
Maya | 21.8 | 3.3 | Mexico |
Kuwait | 30.5 | 2.50 | Kuwait |
Basrah Blend | 34.4 | 2.1 | Iraq |
WTI | 38.7 | 0.45 | USA |
Brent Blend | 37.9 | 0.45 | Great Britain |
Zuunbayan | 28.7 | 0.16 | Mongolia |
Tamsag | 37.4 | 0.11 | Mongolia |
Ulgii | 26 | 0.13 | Mongolia |
Tamsag crude:
- light (0.837 g/cm3)
- low Sulphur (0.064%)
- low acid number (TAN: 0.052 mg KOH/g)
Zuunbayan crude:
- light (0.882 g/cm3)
- low Sulphur (0.086%)
- low acid number (TAN: 0.1 mg KOH/g)
Ulgii crude:
- light (0.898 g/cm3)
- low Sulphur (0.064%)
- low acid number (TAN: 0.085 mg KOH/g)
5. MARKET AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- There is a ready market in close proximity at competitive world prices in China.
- The direct market for crude oil in the Mongolia, Refinery project is implementing.
- Very competitive labor market and services in Mongolia.