Jura Energy Corp., Calgary, said commercial production from the Ayesha, Aminah, and Ayesha North leases in the Badin IV South Block in the Sindh Province of Pakistan has begun following successful testing and commissioning of production facilities.
Badin IV South Block lies in the Lower Indus basin or Badin sub-basin. The discovery well Ayesha-1, drilled in early 2014, found commercial accumulation of gas and condensate in the Lower Goru ‘A’ and ‘B’ sands. The exploratory efforts during 2015 and early 2016 resulted in gas and condensate discoveries in the Lower Goru Upper Sands at Aminah-1 and Ayesha North-1 wells (OGJ Online, Mar. 7, 2016)
Current production from the leases comprises 22 MMcfd (net to Jura 6.05 MMcfd) of conventional natural gas (CNG) and 174 b/d (net to Jura 46.85 b/d) of natural gas liquids (NGL)at an average NGL yield of 7.90 bbl/MMcf.
CNG production from the leases is being sold to Sui Southern Gas Co. Ltd. NGLs production is sold directly to refineries in Pakistan.
Petroleum Exploration (Pvt.) Ltd. is operator of the block. Jura Energy holds 27.5% interest.