ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has commenced drilling operations for first shale gas well, KUC-01 in Hyderabad district of Sindh from 14th December, 2019, a statement said on Monday.
The OGDCL said in the first phase the well would be drilled in vertical section, while fracking operations would be carried out following the reservoir evaluation. “Based on the outcome of the reservoir evaluation and frac job, further technical evaluations will be carried out that will decide entering the second phase which will include drilling a horizontal well section and further frac operations,” it added. This is the first well being drilled to explore unconventional shale gas and estimated chance of success for commercial hydrocarbon production at this point in time is about 10 percent.