Islamabad April 22 2024: Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has made an oil discovery resulting from its exploratory efforts at Shawal-l well, drilled in Mari D&PL, located in Sindh Province.
This is the first ever oil discovery in Mari D&PL, which has been on gas production since 1967.
Shawal-l well was spud-in on January 27, 2024, and successfully drilled down to a total depth of 1,136 meters into the Ghazij Formation. During testing, the well produced 1,040 barrels of crude oil of ~30 degree API oil with 12% Basic Sediment & Water (BS&W) along with 2.5 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of associated gas at wellhead flowing pressure (WHFP) of953 pounds per square inch (Psi) at 32/64 inch choke size. MPCL is the Operator of Mari D&PL with 100% working interest.
