OGDCL finds gas and condensate at Bitrisim Northwest-1 well in Khairpur
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited has announced a gas and condensate discovery at its Bitrisim Northwest-1 exploratory well in Khairpur, Sindh. Testing recorded 12.8 million standard cubic feet of gas and 175 barrels of condensate per day.
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- OGDCL announced the find in a filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
- Testing recorded 12.8 MMSCFD of gas and 175 barrels of condensate daily.
- OGDCL holds 95% of the licence; GHPL holds 5%.
- The company is working on a fast-track connection to the national gas gathering system.
Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), one of Pakistan's largest exploration and production companies, has announced a gas and condensate discovery at its Bitrisim Northwest-1 exploratory well in District Khairpur, Sindh. The company disclosed the development in a notification to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
According to the company, testing of the well recorded 12.8 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of gas and 175 barrels of condensate per day. Minute Mirror, which spelled the well's name differently, reported the same flow figures, and 24 News Business described the liquid output as oil.
The discovery was made in the Basal Sands of the Lower Goru Formation within the Bitrisim Exploration Licence. OGDCL is the operator of the licence with a 95 percent working interest, while Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL) holds the remaining 5 percent, the notice said.
Drilling at the well began on August 21, 2026, and reached a total depth of 3,732 metres in the Sembar Formation. Based on interpretation of well logs, a Drill Stem Test was then carried out in the Basal Sands of the Lower Goru Formation, which confirmed the presence of gas and condensate.
During the test, the well flowed through a 32/64-inch choke at a wellhead flowing pressure of 3,020 psi, according to the reports.
OGDCL said it is accelerating work to connect the well to the national gas gathering system on a fast-track basis. The company said this would allow early monetisation of the discovery, and that it expects the find to strengthen its hydrocarbon reserves.
Background
Gas supply has been in the news in recent weeks. khabr.pk reported on 4 November that Sui Southern Gas Company announced a winter schedule giving domestic consumers gas at breakfast, lunch and dinner times in Sindh and Balochistan. On 11 November we reported that Pakistan LNG Limited received bids of Rs24.28 billion to Rs27.77 billion per cargo for two spot LNG cargoes for December and January.
Why it matters for Pakistan
The find adds a domestic source of gas and condensate at a time when households in Sindh and Balochistan are on scheduled winter gas supply. Imported LNG cargoes are costly, with bids of Rs24.28 billion to Rs27.77 billion per cargo opened this week. OGDCL is a listed company, so the discovery is also relevant to its shareholders, and the 5 percent GHPL stake gives the state-owned holding company a share. Any supply to consumers depends on the well being connected to the national gas gathering system, which the company says it is doing on a fast-track basis.
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