Pakistan's Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the operator of the Wali Exploration License with a 100% working interest, has made a gas and condensate discovery in the Samanasuk formation at the Bettani-02 (Slant) well located in District Laki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
Bettani-02 (Slant) well was spudded in as an appraisal well and drilled to a depth of 5,080 meters into the Shinawari formation. During drilling, a 247-meter-thick Samanasuk formation (exploratory effort) was penetrated. Cased Hole DST-1 was carried out, and the well flowed at a rate of 2.14 Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) of gas and 74 barrels of condensate per day (BCPD) on a 32/64" choke with a wellhead flowing pressure of 435 psi.
Based on initial testing results, the discovery marks the first-ever hydrocarbon find in the Samanasuk formation within the Wali Exploration License. This discovery has further extended the hydrocarbon play area in the southwestern part of Bannu Basin and de-risked the exploration potential of deeper reservoirs, for which OGDCL has formulated a comprehensive exploration program.