Islamabad: The Oil & Gas Company Limited (OGDCL) on Wednesday revealed that commercial gas production has begun at the Dhok Hussain 1 exploratory well in Kohat, a news source reported. It added that Baratai D&PL, which is a joint venture of OGDCL and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) OGDCL, has commenced with the production.
According to details, the indigenous efforts of OGDCL helped in the completion of early gas facilities and other infrastructure development at the Dhok Hussain Well. Meanwhile, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline (SNGPL) completed the flow line from Dhok Hussain Gas Field to SNGPL sales metering station.
Sources revealed that authorities concerned injected the first gas into SNGPL network on June 28. They added that OGDCL had committed to providing 300bpd oil and 12MMSCFD gas. The beginning of commercial gas production from the well would increase the company’s production as well as that of the country – helping in meeting the growing demand of domestic and industrial consumers, they said.
OGDCL has also announced the beginning of commercial gas production from Thal East Well-I and Bhimbra Well-I. It added that soon this would be added to the national grid for forwarding the supply to consumers. The company officials said that these new wells would help Pakistan save foreign exchange and provide a sufficient supply to domestic and commercial consumers.
