Production
Production
The Production Department plays a pivotal role in the Company's mission to maximize hydrocarbon output and ensure the sustainable development of its oil and gas assets. As a driving force behind OGDCL's production activities, the Department is dedicated to advancing field development, completing ongoing projects, and employing cutting-edge production techniques to enhance efficiency and output.
OGDCL's commitment to production optimization has led to a remarkable achievement—surpassing a daily gross crude oil production of 50,000 barrels. This success is a testament to the Department's focus on implementing the latest Improved/Enhanced Oil Recovery methods. By adhering to industry best practices, enhancing surveillance techniques, strengthening in-house engineering design and simulation capabilities, utilizing state-of-the-art automation systems, and leveraging information technology, the Department effectively maintains production levels while mitigating natural decline in aging fields. Additionally, these efforts ensure the seamless integration of new exploratory and development wells into the production system.
OGDCL operates 50 strategically located oil and gas fields across the country, supported by 18 processing plants. These facilities manage a comprehensive range of operations, including dehydration, LPG production, sulfur recovery, H2S removal, gas sweetening, condensate stabilization, refining, and compression, ensuring the efficient and sustainable production of hydrocarbons.
Optimization Drive
OGDCL has launched a focused production enhancement initiative to address geological challenges and curb natural production decline in aging fields. A dedicated Working Group, comprising experts from the Production, Reservoir, Exploration, and Facilities departments, leads this effort. Their mission is to identify and implement advanced technologies to boost oil and gas production from brown and depleted fields, in line with global standards.
The strategy begins with a thorough review of field data to identify improvement opportunities. Key measures include converting candidate wells to artificial lift systems and supporting them with a robust pressure maintenance mechanism. Infill drilling, surface facility optimization, advanced stimulation techniques, and innovative chemical solutions are also planned to maximize recovery. This holistic approach aims for both immediate production gains and long-term sustainability, with early successes already yielding significant enhancements in targeted fields.
A significant production enhancement is made in company's production. Notable milestones include:
As we drive our production enhancement efforts forward, OGDCL remains committed to unlocking the full potential of our assets. By embracing innovation and strategic foresight, we are ensuring sustained production growth and positioning ourselves to meet future energy challenges.
Tight Gas Initiative
OGDCL has commenced early commercial production from its first-ever tight gas discovery at the Nur West-1 well, located in Sujawal, Sindh Province. In line with the Tight Gas Exploration & Production Policy 2024, OGDCL has successfully integrated Nur West-1 into production on a fast-track basis. The well currently delivers 1.5 MMSCFD of gas at a wellhead flowing pressure of 1050 PSI, sourced from the Lower Guru formation (‘A’ Sand). OGDCL holds 100% working interest as the operator of the Nur D&PL.
As part of its comprehensive Tight Gas exploration and development roadmap, OGDCL is implementing hydraulic fracturing techniques to extract gas from tight rock formations. These efforts aim to enhance the recovery of gas from challenging reservoirs. Additionally, OGDCL plans to conduct a comprehensive study of the Indus Basin to better understand its geological characteristics, identify potential tight gas reserves, and assess the economic feasibility of extracting these resources.
Shale Gas Initiative
International shale gas plays have become a significant energy resource due to advancements in extraction technology, which have made it economically viable and influenced global energy markets, especially in the United States. As conventional reservoirs decline and the burden of petroleum imports increases, the Government of Pakistan has stressed the importance of exploring and developing unconventional hydrocarbon resources, including shale gas and tight gas.
OGDCL has drilled its first dedicated shale gas well, KUC-1 (Vertical), in the Kunnar M.L area. The primary goal of this pilot well is to assess the shale gas potential of the Sembar Formation in the Kunnar-Pasakhi region. The hydraulic fracturing of Stage-1 was successfully completed, yielding positive results from the gas shales reservoir. Subsequent fracturing stages, including the main fracturing operations at Stage-2 and Stage-3, were also successfully executed.
