By an OGJ correspondent
KARACHI, Sept. 15 -- Pakistan's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources reported four recent oil and natural gas discoveries, all in Sindh Province, Pakistan, during the last month:
-- BP Pakistan Exploration & Production Inc., Islamabad, made an oil discovery with its Shah Dino-1 well on Block No. 2468-2 (Badin-III). A successful drill stem test was carried out which produced 760 b/d of oil at a wellhead flowing pressure of 1,100 psi on a 16/64-in. choke.
-- Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd., Islamabad, made a natural gas condensate discovery with its Dars-1 well on the Tando Allah Yar Block. The well was spudded June 22 and reached 2,170 m TD. A successful drill stem test produced 350 b/d of 51° gravity condensate and 8.5 MMcfd of gas at a wellhead flowing pressure of 2,090 psi on a 32/64-in. choke.
-- Orient Petroleum Inc. (OPI) made a gas condensate discovery on Block No. 2568-6 (Khipra) with its Siraj South-1 well. The well was spudded May 5 and reached 3,218 m TD. A successful drill stem test produced 400 b/d of condensate, with 24.3 MMcfd of gas flowing at a wellhead pressure of 2,450 psi on a 48/64-in. choke.
-- The fourth discovery, also by OPI, was gas discovered on Block No. 2568-7 (Mirpur Khas) from OPI's Kausar-1 well. A successful drill stem test produced 24.2 MMcfd of gas at a wellhead flowing pressure of 3,330 psi on 40/64-in. choke.
