Two Pakistani operators report gas strikes
By an OGJ correspondent
KARACHI, Nov. 21 -- Two Pakistani operators have reported gas discoveries in Pakistan.
Oil & Gas Development Co. (OGDC) tested gas and condensate in its Moolan No. 1 exploratory well drilled to 2,421 m TD in the Hyderabad district of Sindh Province.
OGDC tested two zones in Cretaceous Lower Goru sands. One flowed at rates of 4.44 MMscfd of gas and 64 b/d of condensate through a 32/64-in. choke with wellhead flowing pressure of 900 psi. The other tested 6.02 MMscfd of gas and 165 b/d of condensate through the same choke with wellhead flowing pressure of 1,240 psi.
Mari Gas Co. Ltd. (MGCL) has found gas in the Bhitai No. 1 exploratory well in its Mari Lease Area near Daharki, Ghotki Sindh District.
The well flowed sweet natural gas from Lower Eocene Sui Upper and Sui Main limestone at a cumulative rate of 11.32 MMscfd. It encountered the Sui Main horizon at 1,202 m.
The well has been placed on production.