MOL Discovers Oil, Gas in Karak Block in Pakistan

MOL Group has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery in the Karak Block in Pakistan.

The block is operated by Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) with 60 percent working interest while MOL Pakistan Oil & Gas has 40 percent in the block.

The present successful testing of the Halini Deep-1 well marks the third discovery in the Karak Block, MOL said Wednesday. This follows two previous successes (Halini-X-1 in 2011 and Kalabagh-1A in 2015). The Halini-Deep-1 well was drilled to a depth of 5,900 metres. Subsequent to the drill-stem test, a new, deeper reservoir (Samana Suk) was added to the already known higher reservoirs (Lumshiwal, Hangu, Lockhart). The completion integrity test has been conducted with flow rates of 1,425 bopd oil and 1.18 mmscf/day gas. 

MOL Pakistan acquired working interest in the Karak Block in 2008.