OGDCL strikes condensate, natural gas in the Southern Indus basin

By an OGJ correspondent

KARACHI, Jan. 28 -- Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDCL), Islamabad, said its Chak 7A No. 1 well discovered condensate and natural gas, marking its ninth discovery since March 2001 in the Southern Indus basin.

Each discovery is from a different reservoir layer. Chak 7A, drilled to 3,050 m, is 22 km northwest of Sanghar in Sindh Province.

OGDCL operates and owns 76% of the Sinjhoro exploration license. Partners are Orient Petroleum International 9% and state-owned Government Holdings 5%. During initial tests, the well flowed at rates of 800 b/d of condensate and 5 MMcfd of gas through a half-inch choke at 1,200 psi.

OGDCL estimates that the nine Sinjhoro discoveries will produce a total of 10,000 b/d of oil and 71 MMcfd of gas.