January 19, 2023 (MLN): Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) has successfully drilled and tested the second appraisal well in the Ghazij formation in the Mari Development and Production Lease (D&PL), Sindh, the company's filing on PSX revealed today.
The well was spudded in on December 20, 2023, and drilled down to a depth of 1,014 meters. The post-acid gas flow rate from the well was 6.57 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) with a wellhead flowing pressure (WHFP) of 306 pounds per square inch (Psi) at 64/64-inch choke size.
The well will be put on test production in due course after completion of requisite regulatory formalities. MPCL is the Operator of Mari D&PL with 100% working interest.
Earlier this month, MARI made a gas discovery at Shewa-2 appraisal-cum-exploratory well, located in North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
The well was successfully drilled down to 4,577 meters on November 01, 2023, to appraise the Lockhart and Hangu formations, which were previously discovered at exploratory well Shewa1, as well as test the hydrocarbon potential of the well’s exploratory targets i.e. Samanasuk and Kawagarh formations.
