MOL Group has made a hydrocarbon discovery in Pakistan, striking oil and gas in the Karak Block, the company said in a news release.
The block is operated by Mari Petroleum Co. Ltd. (MPCL) with 60% working interest. MOL Pakistan Oil & Gas Co. B.V has 40% interest in the block.
The Halini-Deep-1 well was drilled to a depth of 5,900 m. Subsequent to the drillstem test, a new, deeper reservoir (Samana Suk) was added to the already known higher reservoirs (Lumshiwal, Hangu and Lockhart), MOL said in the release.
The completion integrity test was conducted with flow rates of 1,425 bbl/d of oil and 1.18 MMscf/day gas, the release said. The operator expects first oil by end of H1.
The Halini-Deep-1 discovery is the third discovery in the block following Halini-X-1 in 2011 and Kalabagh-1A in 2015.
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