New oil and gas reserves found in Kohat

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC), Pakistan's leading exploration and production company, on Friday announced a significant oil and gas discovery at its exploratory well Baragzai X-01 (Slant), located in Kohat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

This is the second consecutive hydrocarbon discovery for the company as a day ago it found gas and condensate at Dars West-3 well located in Tando Allah Yar district of Sindh.

The fresh discovery has been made over Lumshiwal Formation covered by Nashpa exploration licence. During Cased Hole Drill Stem Test (CHDST-04) conducted in Hangu and Lumshiwal formations, the well produced 225 barrels of oil per day and 1.01 million standard cubic feet per day of gas through a 32/64-inch choke at wellhead flow pressure of 190 pounds per square inch.

Baragzai X-01 (Slant) was drilled on December 30, 2024 as an exploratory well to assess the hydrocarbon potential of multiple formations, including Lockhart, Hangu, Lumshiwal, Samana Suk, Shinawari, Datta and Kingriali. The well was successfully drilled to a total depth of 5,170 metres into Kingriali Formation.

Based on wireline log evaluations, three earlier Cased Hole Drill Stem Tests were conducted in Kingriali, Datta and Samana Suk plus Shinawari formations, which had also resulted in oil and gas discoveries. The latest test over Lumshiwal further confirms the commercial viability and hydrocarbon prospects of the block.