Building on the landmark success of the first-ever horizontal well last year, Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has successfully drilled and tested a second horizontal well “Mari-123H” in the Habib Rahi Limestone (HRL) Reservoir at Mari Gas Field.
The well was drilled to a total measured depth of 1,846 meters with a horizontal section of around 900 meters which is approximately 400 meters longer than the first well. A longer horizontal section was achieved through utilization of the latest directional drilling and geo-steering technologies with real time data monitoring in subnormal pressure environment.
Better planning and execution resulted in 17% lower cost compared to the first horizontal well with an improved drilling efficiency. After the acid stimulation, the well was tested at a rate of around 20 MMSCFD of gas with a flowing wellhead pressure of 318 psig.
The well has been put on production immediately after testing. The company is evaluating opportunities to drill additional horizontal wells to better manage the delivery pressure, while sustaining the current production rates from HRL Reservoir.
MPCL is an integrated exploration and production company, currently operating Pakistan’s largest gas reservoir in the Mari D&P lease area, Daharki, Sindh. With around 23% market share, it is the largest gas producer in the country.
MPCL plays a pivotal role in ensuring food security of Pakistan as more than 90% of the urea in the country is produced from the MPCL supplied gas. In the last five years, the company has contributed around PKR 366 billion to the national exchequer in the form of taxes, levies and duties, and has saved around USD 11 billion in foreign exchange through import substitution.
Mr. Faheem Haider, Managing Director & CEO MPCL has reiterated his commitment to deploy new technologies in MPCL’s operations to maximize recovery of the indigenous hydrocarbon resources. He further said that MPCL’s aim is to arrest the declining gas production in the country through a combination of maximizing production from current fields and discovering new resources via aggressive exploration strategy in the frontier areas in company’s portfolio.
Mr. Waqar Ahmed Malik, Managing Director/CEO of the Fauji Foundation and Chairman MPCL Board of Directors has congratulated MPCL’s management for this splendid accomplishment, which shall help in sustaining gas supplies to fertilizer plants and ultimately contribute towards the country’s food security.
