KARACHI: Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) has made gas discovery with initial production of 23.50mmcfd from its exploratory well in Sukkur, Sindh.

The Thal East well #01 was drilled down to the depth of 4,468 metres whereby reserves of hydrocarbon have been found in Basal Sand of Lower Goru Formation, the company informed the Pak­istan Stock Exchange on Thursday.

“One more zone in Lower Guru Formation Sand is available which is yet to be tested and hopefully will add more reserves,” OGDCL said.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2016

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