Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has made a significant oil and gas discovery at its exploratory well Baragzai X-01 (Slant) in Nashpa Block, district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The well flowed at a rate of 2,280 Barrels per Day (BPD) of Oil and 5.6 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) of Gas, through choke size 32/64"at wellhead flowing pressure (WHFP) of 2400 psi. This represents the first oil and gas discovery from Kingriali Formation in Nashpa Block.
OGDCL is the operator of Nashpa Exploration License with 65% working interest, along with its joint venture partners, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) with 30% working interest and Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL) with 5% carried interest.
Baragzai X-01 (Slant) well was spud-in on December 24, 2024 as an exploratory well and drilled to a depth of 5,170 meters into the Kingriali Formation, where a 90-meter-thick interval (Triassic age) was encountered. Based on encouraging hydrocarbon shows and interpretation of open hole wireline logs, a successful cased hole drill stem test (DST) was carried out.
This notable discovery has further de-risked deeper exploration in the area and will contribute toward mitigating the energy supply-demand gap through indigenous resources, while adding to the hydrocarbon reserves base of the Company, its joint venture partners, and the country.
Source: OGDCL
