By an OGJ correspondent
KARACHI, Apr. 1 -- Pakistan's state owned Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDC) reported that tests of the Chak 63 No. 1 well in Sanghar district of Sindh province in Pakistan have demonstrated commercial potential on the Sanghar block.
Production testing started Mar. 21. An initial short duration test produced 2,000 b/d of oil and 4 MMcfd of natural gas. Chak 63 was drilled to 3,000 m. OGDC operates Chak 63 in a joint venture with California-based Orient Petroleum Inc. and the government of Pakistan.
Pakistan Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Usman Aminuddin praised the achievement and reiterated the need for a progressive approach to enhance exploration activity.
The country has been pressing efforts to boost oil and gas production for more than a decade (OGJ, Apr. 22, 1991, p. 37). Pakistan currently produces 54,600 b/d of oil. It lists oil reserves of 208 million bbl and gas reserves of 21.6 tcf.