The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) is successfully going ahead with its goals with spudding 11 new wells during the first half of the current financial year to meet the country’s growing energy needs. Giving details, the company’s spokesperson said 11 new wells include two exploratory wells namely Raja-1 and Multan North-1, one appraisal well Chak Naurang South-2 and eight development wells namely Nashpa-4, Qadirpur-46 & 49, Bahu-5, 6, & 7, Rajian-7 and Bobi-10. Company’s exploratory efforts to locate new hydrocarbon reserves yielded three new oil and gas discoveries at Naspha-3 (Naspha E.L) in District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zin SML-1 (Zin E.L) in District Dera Bugti, Balochistan and at Suleman-1 (Khewari E.L) in District Khairpur, Sindh. The company has also awarded contract for development of Kunar Pasakhi Deep and Tando Allah Yar Field Development Project Phase-II, the official said and added the project consists of gas gathering system which will convert 250 mmwcfd of raw gas into 225 mmscfd of pipeline quality gas and is expected to be completed within the next 12 months.
