Sinopec North China Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd. was established on December 21, 2012, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinopec Petroleum Engineering Technology Service Co., Ltd. It is a state-owned petroleum engineering technology service enterprise. The company specializes in drilling, logging, well logging, downhole special operations, and technology R&D. It holds qualifications for petroleum engineering design, foreign contracting projects, and import/export trade, conducting operations in domestic work areas such as Ordos and Xinjiang, as well as international markets including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Its predecessor was the Fifth Petroleum Survey and Exploration Brigade of the Ministry of Geology, established in 1958. The current entity was formed in 2016 through the integration of the former North China and Henan Petroleum Engineering Companies. The company possesses over 50 core technologies in tight oil and gas reservoirs and deep/ultra-deep wells, having broken Asian deep well drilling records five times. In 2023, its drilling footage exceeded 1 million meters, setting a new historical record. It has participated in the development of gas fields such as Daniu and Dongsheng, completed deep coalbed methane wells like Yangmei 1HF, and developed KPD leak-stopping technology that ranks among the best in China.
The company possesses robust petroleum engineering technology and equipment, a highly skilled workforce, significant growth potential, and a large number of specialized construction teams. Its drilling, logging, well logging, and surface/subsurface engineering construction equipment meet leading international and domestic standards, forming a series of distinctive petroleum engineering construction technologies.
On May 26, 1971, Xinhua Daily published a feature article titled “The Tiger Squad on the Geological Front.” On June 1 of the same year, People's Daily reprinted the article on its second page. Guangming Daily, Beijing Daily, Hubei Daily, and other newspapers subsequently republished the full text, generating significant resonance within the geological and petroleum communities. Supporting materials sourced from Xinhua Daily.
