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Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), operator of Zin Exploration license, together with joint venture partner Government Holdings Pvt Ltd (GHPL) has discovered gas reservoir bearing zone from its well Zin SML-I located in District Dera Bugti of Balochistan. This was informed by MD OGDCL who called on Dr. Asim Hussain Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources on Friday. A Petroleum ministry statement said: "It is worth mentioning that the Zin SML-I well was drilled down to depth of 1050 meters targeting to test the potential of Sui Main Limestone formation. The target zone age has tested 8.05 MMSCFD gas through 128”/ 64” choke." MD OGDCL says that preliminary assessment shows an estimated reserves in place of about 1.06 TCF, which would be confirmed by further appraisal wells. It is of low calorific value gas but with the right technology, can be enhanced to better quality gas.
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