Nashpa 6 and 7 to add to significant hydrocarbon reserves: OGDCL

KARACHI: The Oil and Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDCL) reported on Wednesday on successful testing and completion of development wells number 6 and 7 in the Nashpa field located in the Karak and Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to sources, well number 7 was drilled to a depth of over 15,000 feet (4,500+ meters) to test the hydrocarbon potention of Data and Shinwari formations. The information released added that 2.700 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil was produced and 7.4 million cubic feet per day of gas was produced through a 36/34 inch choke at wellhead flowing pressure of 1,886 pounds per square inch guage (psig).

OGDCL claims that it has completed laying a 1.16 mile (1.86 kilometer) pipeline and the well would be included into the system within a week.

The statement also added that Nashpa well number 6 was drilled to a depth of nearly 16,500 feet (5,000+ meters) to test the hydrocarbon potential of Kingriali, Datta, Shinwari, Samansuk, Lumshiwal and Lokhart formations.

The zones produced 2,550 bpd of crude oil and 16.3 million cubic feet per day of gas was produced using a 36/34 inch choke at wellhead flowing pressure of 2,667 psig.

The well is likely to be included in the system by mid-September after completion of a 0.4 mile (0.7 kilometer) pipeline is laid.

OGDCL sees the inclusion of Nashpa wells 6 and 7 to add to the significant hydrocarbon reserves of OGDCL, PPL and GHPL, the statement concluded.