The Oil & Gas Development Company-operated (OGDC) Sinjhoro joint venture has come up trumps with its Baloch-2 onshore exploration well in Sanghar district in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

The Baloch-2 exploration well, which was spudded in late February, was drilled to a total vertical depth of 3920 metres in the Sembar formation.

Based on the results of wireline logs interpretation, drill stem test (DST) 3 in the Sembar formation flowed at 6.8 million cubic feet per day of gas and 388 barrels per day of condensate through a 32/64-inch choke at a wellhead flowing pressure of 2180 pounds per square Inch (PSI).

The discovery is the first in the Sembar formation within the Sinjhoro block, although the formation is known for its promising source potential and is widely distributed across Pakistan’s Middle and Lower Indus basin, noted OGDC.

“The discovery not only confirms the untapped potential of the Sembar Formation but also opens a new play, paving the way for further exploration and development of hydrocarbon reserves in the block,” said the operator.

“In addition to appraisal and [the] development of Baloch-2, we are proactively planning to re-enter existing shut-in wells and swiftly develop the full potential of Sembar formation.”

OGDC operates the Sinjhoro joint venture with a 76% working interest on behalf of partners Orient Petroleum with a 19% stake and Government Holdings on 5%.

by upstreamonline