SINOPEC Exploration & Production Research Institute (EPRI) is in charge of most of the SINOPEC upstream R&D activities and integrating technological development programmes by carrying out business-driven R&D projects as well as state scientific program “973” and “863”. EPRI was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing. It has six branches located in Dezhou, Hefei, Nanjing, Wuxi, Jingzhou and Urumqi respectively.

EPRI was integrated from the petroleum geology research institutions of the former Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources (MGMR), which had over 50 years history in petroleum exploration and exploitation studies with excellent scientific achievements and plenty of experience in China. The focus of EPRI expands in various fields of SINOPEC upstream sector, which include. exploration, development, strategy and planning, resources appraisal and management, economic evaluation, finance, sample test and analysis, seismic data processing and interpretation, enhanced oil recovery, drilling engineering, oilfield chemicals, surface infrastructure design and transportation etc. as well as providing the value-added technical consultancy, on-site engineering service and laboratory service. 

The research team of EPRI is composed of distinguished scientists, experienced experts and young energetic research staffs. Along with the vast capacity of the PC clusters, latest laboratory facilities and advanced prevailing software, the innovative research scientists have accomplished a series of research programs, among which 51 projects have received state awards. To disseminate the research achievements and to promote scientific discussion, EPRI publishes several journals such as Oil & Gas Geology, Petroleum Geology & Experiment , Petroleum Drilling Techniques and Journal of Geophysics and Engineering.

In 2007, EPRI undertook over 300 scientific research projects including “Major Issues of the Sustainable Development of Oil and Gas Industry in China”, “Exploration Strategy and Planning of SINOPEC, 2008-2010”, “ITT Project in Ecuador”, “Producing Test Scheme of Puguang Gas Field”, “Evaluation and Development of Fractured-vuggy Reservoir in Tahe Oilfield”, “Ultra-deep Well Drilling Technique”, and “Seismic Exploration in the Often Hostile Terrains”.  Eight patents have been issued by the Sate Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China.

Now, EPRI has established business relationships with more than 20 oil companies in China and partnered with over 10 research institutions and universities home and abroad. Integrity, collaboration, innovation and execution are identified as the most important common values of the EPRI in its R&D activities. With strong institution capacity and personal capabilities, EPRI has integrated sophisticated multi-discipline technologies with well-furnished modern research facilities and is ready to meet the emerging challenges in exploration and production toward the sustainable development of SINOPEC.

Contact us:
Address: No. 31 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Post Code: 100083
Tel: (8610) 82312980
Fax: (8610) 82312089
Website: www.pepris.com