Nashpa Block properly yields 4,100 bpd oil, 10.5 mmcfd gasoline, boosting native vitality output
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Oil and Fuel Improvement Firm Restricted (OGDCL) on Thursday introduced a significant oil and gasoline discovery from the Nashpa Block in Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling it a major addition to Pakistan’s indigenous vitality sources.
In a press release, OGDCL stated profitable manufacturing had been achieved from the Baragzai X-1 exploratory properly, with output of 4,100 barrels of oil per day and 10.5 million cubic toes of gasoline per day.
The corporate stated the properly was drilled to a complete depth of 5,170 metres, the place a 187-metre hydrocarbon-bearing zone was recognized within the Datta Formation. A cased-hole drill stem take a look at confirmed the properly’s business potential, recording manufacturing at a 32/64-inch choke with a wellhead flowing stress of three,880 kilos per sq. inch gauge.
OGDCL is the operator of the Nashpa exploration licence with a 65 p.c working curiosity, whereas Pakistan Petroleum Restricted holds 30 p.c and Authorities Holdings Personal Restricted holds 5 p.c, an organization spokesperson stated.
The corporate stated the brand new discovery would strengthen nationwide vitality reserves and OGDCL’s useful resource base. It added that growing native oil and gasoline sources would assist enhance the nation’s vitality supply-demand steadiness and cut back reliance on pricey imports.
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An earlier discovery on the Baragzai X-01 (Slant) exploratory properly had already highlighted the Nashpa Block’s potential. In December 2025, OGDCL introduced that the properly was producing 2,280 barrels of oil per day and 5.6 million normal cubic toes of gasoline per day, marking the primary hydrocarbon discovery from the Kingriali Formation within the space.
That properly, spudded on December 24, 2024, was additionally drilled to a depth of 5,170 metres. Officers stated the discover helped de-risk deeper exploration and opened prospects for additional discoveries within the area.
Pakistan has lengthy been seen as having potential in tight and shale gasoline, that are trapped in rock formations and require specialised drilling methods. Nevertheless, large-scale business manufacturing has but to be confirmed.
OGDCL’s renewed push comes after US President Donald Trump stated Pakistan held “huge” oil reserves, a declare analysts stated lacked credible geological proof.
The corporate can also be fast-tracking its shale programme, shifting from a single take a look at properly to a five- to six-well plan in 2026-27. Anticipated manufacturing is estimated at 3 to 4 million normal cubic toes per day per properly. If profitable, officers stated the programme may finally scale to a whole lot, or much more than 1,000, wells throughout the nation.
