ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has announced a discovery of gas and condensate from its Chhutto Well-I in district Hyderabad of Sindh province. “The well has tested 8.66 MMSCFD of gas and 285 BPD of Condensate through 32/64 choke at Well Head Flowing Pressure (WHFP) of 2100 Per Square Inch (PSI) from “A” sands of Lower Goru formation,” an OGDCL press release said. The OGDCL, being the operator of joint venture of Nim Block having 95 percent share and Government Holdings (Pvt) Limited (GHPL) five percent, drilled the well 3,820 meters deep and made a successful discovery. It said the structure of Chhutto-I was delineated, drilled and tested using OGDCL’s in house expertise.
The discovery is the result of aggressive exploration strategy adopted by the company, which has opened a new avenue and added to the hydrocarbon reserves base of the OGDCL and the country, it added.
