According to an official “The drilling began on 14th December 2019 at the Shale gas well, KUC-01 (Kunar Unconventional-1), is in progress. As of January 30, 2020 the well was drilled towards downward of 2,487 meters that will be taken to 3,910 meters in Chiltan formation,”interesting reading: PTCL initiates its 1st Digital Learning Hackathon 2019
Presently, the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and United Energy Petroleum Limited (UEPL) are taking responsibility for shale gas & oil exploration projects in Sindh Province.
A study, done in partnership with United States Agency for International Development in 2015, had identified massive deposits of shale gas and oil, which needed further evaluation to determine the cost of extraction.interesting reading: OGDCL starts drilling shale gas well KUC-01in Hyderabad
According to the EIA Shale Gas Assessment Report 2015 (USA); Pakistan has around 105 Trillion Cubic Feet of recoverable shale gas and 9.1 Billion Barrels of recoverable shale oil resources. The successful exploitation of shale gas could grant Pakistan with a sustainable supply of natural gas and oil.
The OGDCL observed before beginning the drilling work. Pakistan’s estimated natural gas demand stood at about 7-8 Billion Cubic Feet per Day (BCFD), out of which less than 4 BCFD was being produced locally.interesting reading: realme 5s 1st mobile device in Pakistan equipped with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 665 at under Rs. 29,999
There is 50% of gas deficit in the energy mix needs of the country. The OGDCL had explained that the identified resources were not booked as “reserves” and needed to be further rationalized through additional technical information regarding the Shale Reservoir.
