PPL unlocks unconventional gas potential in Sindh’s Kandhkot Block

MG News | December 23, 2025 at 04:31 PM GMT+05:00

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December 23, 2025 (MLN): Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX:PPL) has made an unconventional gas discovery from the Lower Alabaster Formation at its exploratory well LAL X-1, located in District Kashmore within the Kandhkot Development and Production Lease (D&PL) area of Sindh Province.

The discovery marks the first successful hydrocarbon find from the Lower Alabaster Formation in the Kandhkot D&PL, where PPL holds a 100% working interest as the operator, according to the company's statement issued today.

The LAL X-1 well was spudded on June 30, 2025, and drilled to a total depth of 1,408 metres MD BKB. The well was designed to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of interbedded limestone beds within the Lower Alabaster Formation.

During post-completion testing, the well recorded a gas flow rate of 0.138 MMscfd against a wellhead flowing pressure of 33 psig at a 64/64-inch choke.

The results confirm the presence of hydrocarbon potential in the Lower Alabaster Formation.

The commercial viability of the discovery will be determined following detailed post-well analysis and the outcomes of future exploration wells targeting the Lower Alabaster play in the area.

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