OGDCL announces huge oil discovery at Attock

OGDCL announces huge oil discovery at Attock

KARACHI: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Thursday announced huge oil discovery at Attock District, Punjab Province, Pakistan.

The company shared the information of oil discovery with the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and London Stock Exchange.

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In its communication, the company said that OGDCL being operator of Toot Mining Lease with 100 per cent working interest has made oil discovery from Lockhart Formation at Toot Deep-1 well which is located in Attock District, Punjab province, Pakistan.

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Toot Deep # 01 well was spudded-in on December 25, 2022 and successfully drilled down to total depth at 5545 meters in Tobra Formation. Based on interpretation results of open hole logs data, Lockhart Formation has successfully tested oil at the rate of 882 Barrel per day and 0.93 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) gas at well head flowing pressure (WHFP) of 600 pounds per square inch (psi) at 32/64” choke size.

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“This discovery has further extended the hydrocarbon play area in Pothohar basin, OGDCL being leading exploration and production company in Pakistan has adopted aggressive exploration strategies which has resulted in hydrocarbon discoveries.”

This discovery will add to the hydrocarbons reserves base of OGDCL and contribute positively towards oil and natural gas production from indigenous resources of Pakistan, the company added.

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