Monday, October 09, 2023
More than 3,000 TCF gas assets exist in different shale skylines of Pakistan.
Gas was found at KUC-1 pilot well in Hyderabad sent off in 2020.
Official says recuperating gas economically would cost $10-15/mmBtu.
ISLAMABAD: In the midst of draining petroleum gas, Pakistan has found pointers that propose the presence of weighty repositories of shale gas in a Hyderabad well, revealed The News.
According to a USAID study, in excess of 3,000 TCF (trillion cubic feet) shale gas assets exist in different shale skylines of Pakistan.
The well where the weighty presence of gas was found was the KUC-1 pilot well in Hyderabad, a venture that was sent off by the Oil and Gas Improvement Organization Restricted (OGDCL) in 2020.
"We have upward dug the well and found two layers of rocks containing shale gas and OGDCL specialists will promote upward drill up to the third layer in the primary seven day stretch of the following month. The information gathered and examined subsequent to deep earth drilling the initial two layers showed the presence of shale gas in overflow. Subsequent to coming to and deep oil drilling the third layer, the method involved with digging similar well evenly up to 1,500-2,000 meters inside a profundity of 3,000-6,000 meters would be embraced," Dr M Saeed Khan Jadoon, counsel to OGDCL on investigation of oil and gas and head of shale gas cell, told the distribution.
For deep oil drilling the vertical and level layers, the oil investigation goliath has proactively consented to an arrangement with Schlumberger, Pakistan.
Jadoon said the OGDCL has expanded its emphasis on limit upgradation of HR in the shale gas cell. He added that individuals were shipped off China and the USA to keep them refreshed on new strategies utilized for the revelation of shale gas.
"Following three months, we will start the even penetrating in the pilot well, which might be finished by August one year from now 2024," he added.
To an inquiry, the authority said that the all out course of boring the well upward and evenly would be finished in 3-4 years at the expense of $25-$30 million as Coronavirus infection and floods had created the setback. From that point forward, the OGDCL will showcase the well to financial backers, keeping in view information to be gathered in the wake of deep oil drilling the layers upward and evenly about the presence of shale gas. The financial backers will use their monetary assets to find shale gas economically.
Dr Jadoon said that recuperating the shale gas on a business premise was profoundly capital-serious and would cost $10-15 for every mmBtu.
As per the distribution, the OGDCL is chipping away at preparing for speculation by sharing the genuine creation capability of the shale gas repositories in Pakistan with financial backers.
After this effective pilot well, every one of the information connecting with penetrating, finish, deep oil drilling and creation will be gathered and examined for future investigation methodology of shale gas in Pakistan.
The outcome of this pilot task might set off the organization to penetrate a couple of more pilot wells to determine the frackability and efficiency of shale gas in a district.
Sember Shale is viewed as the most extravagant wellspring of rock having a decent thickness, principally tracked down in the lower and center Indus bowl of Pakistan. As of now, OGDCL is delivering around 35,000 bbl/day of oil and 800 MMSCFD gas and is contributing around 47% in oil and 30% in gas creation.
