ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced an aggressive exploration and production (E&P) strategy, focusing on 10 unconventional wells for shale and tight gas, alongside enhanced activities in conventional gas fields.
A key highlight is the initiation of E&P efforts in Balochistan, with special attention on the Zin block, which boasts confirmed reserves of 840 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd). The company is also advancing its shale gas pilot project at KUC-1 in Hyderabad, Sindh, where promising reservoirs have been identified. OGDCL has partnered with Schlumberger Pakistan for horizontal fracking and is engaging international service providers for shale gas extraction.
In a bid to leverage global expertise, OGDCL dispatched experts to China to collaborate with counterparts under the umbrella of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), a leader in shale gas exploration. Inspired by China’s and the USA’s successes in shale gas, OGDCL is preparing to drill 10 additional wells in the lower and middle Indus basin, focusing on the Sember Shale—Pakistan’s richest source rock for shale gas.
OGDCL’s commitment to fast-track production is evident in its integration of the Nur West-1 tight gas discovery in Sujawal, Sindh, into commercial production under the Tight Gas Exploration & Production Policy 2024.
Under Acting Managing Director Ahmad Hayat Lak, the company has optimised declining oil and gas fields, boosting oil output to 35,000 barrels per day (BPD) and gas production by 20 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd). Seven oil and gas discoveries were made in the past 18 months, including the revival and monetisation of a dormant well in Khewari Field, KP, inactive since 2012.
OGDCL also completed the Jhal Magsi project on schedule, with monetisation contingent on SSGC’s pipeline installation. These initiatives signal a transformative phase for OGDCL as it expands Pakistan’s energy horizons through innovation and collaboration.
