Oil, gas found in Kohat

ISLAMABAD: The state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDC) announced on Wednesday that it has made a significant oil and gas discovery in the Nashpa Block of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In a statement, the country’s largest oil and gas producer said the hydrocarbon resource was found at its exploratory well Baragzai X-01 (Slant) in Nashpa Block.

“The well is currently producing 2,280 barrels per day of oil and 5.6 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas, through choke size 32/64” at wellhead flowing pressure of 2400 psi”, it said.

This marked the first hydrocarbon discovery from the Kingriali Formation in the Nashpa Block.