OGDCL reports gas and condensate find in Khairpur well

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has reported a gas and condensate discovery at its Bitrisim Northwest-1 exploratory well in District Khairpur, Sindh, telling the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Wednesday that the well tested 12.8 million standard cubic feet of gas and 175 barrels of condensate a day.

The well lies in the Bitrisim Exploration Licence, where OGDCL is operator with a 95% working interest and Government Holdings (Private) Limited holds the remaining 5%, the company said in the filing.

Flow was measured through a 32/64-inch choke at a wellhead flowing pressure of 3,020 pounds per square inch.

OGDCL said the well was spudded on 21 August 2026 and drilled to a total depth of 3,732 metres in the Sembar Formation. A drill stem test was run in the Basal Sands of the Lower Goru Formation after interpretation of well logs.

The company said it is expediting work to connect the well to the national gas gathering system on a fast track so the find can be monetised early.

"This discovery will enhance OGDCL's hydrocarbon reserves base and contribute to Pakistan's energy security by helping bridge the growing energy demand-supply gap through indigenous resources," the company said in the notice.

OGDCL is the largest exploration and production company in Pakistan, with operations covering exploration, drilling operations services, production, reservoir management and engineering support. It holds more than 40% of the country's total awarded exploration acreage. The Government of Pakistan is its largest shareholder with over 67%, followed by the OGDC Employee Empowerment Trust and the Privatisation Commission of Pakistan.

Minute Mirror reported the find as "new oil and gas reserves" and gave the well name as "Butrsim North West-1" while listing the same daily output. It alone linked the announcement to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's statements that finding new oil and gas reserves should remain a government priority.