Pakistan Petroleum discovers gas, condensate in Shah Bandar block
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. made a gas and condensate discovery in District Sujawal, Sindh, Pakistan. This is the second discovery in Shah Bandar block (2467-16) in the southern part of Lower Indus basin.
Exploration well Jhim East X-1 was spudded on Oct. 8, 2023, and drilled to a depth of 2,545 m to test the hydrocarbon potential of upper sands of Lower Goru formation. Potential hydrocarbon bearing zones were identified based on drilling results and wireline logs.
During testing of Lower Goru upper sand (A sand), the well flowed 13.69 MMscfd gas and 236 b/d condensate at wellhead flowing pressure of 2,668 psig on a 32/64-in. choke. Additional evaluation is ongoing.
Pakistan Petroleum is operator of Shah Bandar block (63%) with joint venture partners Mari Petroleum Co. Ltd. (32%), Sindh Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (2.5%), and Government Holdings (Private) Ltd. (2.5%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
