OGDCL start commercial production of gas & condensate at Dhok Hussain well
The start-up of commercial production would increase the oil and gas production of the company
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Baratai D&PL, a joint venture of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil and Gas Company Limited (KPOGCL), has started commercial production of gas and condensate from its exploratory well Dhok Hussain 1, in district Kohat.
The early production facilities which includes installation of well head facility, gathering and separation facility, dehydration plant, pumping facility, storage tanks, filling gantry, gas metering and infrastructure development was completed through indigenous efforts of OGDCL.
The laying of eight inch diameter, 14.25km flow line from Dhok Hussain Gas Field to SNGPL sales metering station (SMS) was completed by SNGPL. On June 28, 2020, the first gas was successfully injected into SNGPL network wherein OGDCL is committed to provide 300bpd oil and 12 MMSCFD gas.
OGDCL is aiming to intensify field development activities, completion of ongoing development projects and utilisation of latest production techniques to maintain and optimise oil and gas output.
The start-up of commercial production would increase the oil and gas production of the company and of the country thus helping in mitigating ever growing demand of domestic consumers and industry.
Meanwhile, Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) on Thursday announced that it had started commercial production of gas from two more newly discovered deposits including Thal East Well-I and Bhimbra Well-I, which was being added in national grid for onward supply to consumers.
The company is getting 10 Million Cubic Feet per Day (MMCFD) gas and 2.25 MMCFD gas from Thar East Well-I and Bhimbra Well-I since June 26 and June 28 respectively, a news release said.
With addition of newly discovered wells in the national production gathering system, the company said, the country would be able to save foreign exchange, provide sufficient supplies to domestic and industrial consumers.
