ISLAMABAD:
Oil and Gasoline Improvement Firm Restricted (OGDC), Pakistan’s main exploration and manufacturing firm, on Friday introduced a major oil and fuel discovery at its exploratory properly Baragzai X-01 (Slant), positioned in Kohat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
That is the second consecutive hydrocarbon discovery for the corporate as a day in the past it discovered fuel and condensate at Dars West-3 properly positioned in Tando Allah Yar district of Sindh.
The contemporary discovery has been revamped Lumshiwal Formation coated by Nashpa exploration licence. Throughout Cased Gap Drill Stem Check (CHDST-04) performed in Hangu and Lumshiwal formations, the properly produced 225 barrels of oil per day and 1.01 million normal cubic ft per day of fuel by way of a 32/64-inch choke at wellhead stream stress of 190 kilos per sq. inch.
Baragzai X-01 (Slant) was drilled on December 30, 2024 as an exploratory properly to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of a number of formations, together with Lockhart, Hangu, Lumshiwal, Samana Suk, Shinawari, Datta and Kingriali. The properly was efficiently drilled to a complete depth of 5,170 metres into Kingriali Formation.
Based mostly on wireline log evaluations, three earlier Cased Gap Drill Stem Exams had been performed in Kingriali, Datta and Samana Suk plus Shinawari formations, which had additionally resulted in oil and fuel discoveries. The most recent check over Lumshiwal additional confirms the business viability and hydrocarbon prospects of the block.
