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  • Feb 16th, 2017
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Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has made a significant gas discovery under new exploratory efforts at Shaheen -1 Exploration Well, drilled in Mari D&P Lease Area, located in District Ghotki, Sind Province. MPCL is the sole operator of Mari D&P Lease Area. The said well was spud-in on January 05, 2017 and has been successfully drilled down to the depth of 1175m into Sui Main Limestone formation.

The well was drilled with the objective to test the hydrocarbon potential of Sui Main Limestone (SML) and Sui Upper Limestone (SUL). The Drill Stem Tests carried out in SML and SUL Formations, flowed gas at a combine rate of 12.334 MMSCFD gas at WHFP of 1045 Psi at 48/64 inch choke size subsequent to acid job. MD/CEO Mari Petroleum Company Limited Lieutenant General Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmad congratulated the entire staff of MPCL and said that Seismic data has also identified additional new prospects at different reservoir levels, which the Company plans to drill in the next 2-3 years to chase significant additional hydrocarbons in the area.



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