United Energy Pakistan (UEP) has encountered gas in Unarpur 2 appraisal well within the Kotri North 2568-21 EL (Kirthar Fold Belt) onshore concession during mid-December 2019 and the well was subsequently suspended. It was drilled to a TD of 4,136 m, reached during mid-November, where a 7" liner was laid. The well was spudded on 3 August 2019 using the âExalo-303â land rig with a prognosed TD of 4,174 m in the Cretaceous and it was targeting the Cretaceous Lower Goru Formation.    The operations were temporarily suspended in mid-August 2019 after reaching 1,161 m depth due to flood in the area and the drilling activity was subsequently resumed during the second week of September 2019. The well reached 1,472 m depth by mid-September and progressed to 3,073 m depth by the end of the month. It was drilling at 3,384 m depth during mid-October 2019 and reached 3,720 m by the end of the month.  Kotri North EL, which covers an area of 2,472 sq km, is located in the Sindh province and current equity split is as follows: UEP (60%, operator) and Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) (40%).  UEP had made the Unarpur 1 gas discovery in the block in March 2019 which during testing had flowed 18.5 MMcfg/d through 44/64â choke at a well head flowing pressure of 1,916 psi between 3,833.6 m to 3,853.7 m (12,578 to 12, 644 ft) perforated interval within the Cretaceous Lower Basal Sand unit of Lower Goru Formation. It also flowed 54 bw/d during testing. Unarpur 1 was drilled to a TD of 3,938 m.  UEP had earlier drilled Aliabad 1 exploratory well in the block which was suspended in February 2018 after conducting testing. The well was spudded on 29 November 2017 and it reached the TD of 4,340 m in mid-January 2018.  Â   Background Information  The Kotri North EL block was exclusively awarded to PPL on 29 April 2010. PPL subsequently assigned 10% working interest in the block to Asia Resource Oil Ltd with effect from 27 May 2011.   PPL acquired 569 line km of 2D seismic over the acreage during September 2010-January 2011 using the BGP '2273' land crew. The company subsequently acquired an additional 44 line km of 2D seismic during March 2012, using the BGP â9501-Eâ seismic crew.  In April 2015, PPL abandoned the Kotri North X-1 new field wildcat well following testing, having reached TD at 3,650.7 m by the end of March 2015. The well failed to find hydrocarbons.  PPL was granted a ten-month extension to the third year of Phase I of the Kotri North EL from 29 June 2015 till 28 April 2016.   The company acquired 475 sq km 3D seismic over the block during April-November 2016 using the âBGP 9501-Aâ seismic crew.  It was reported in June 2017 that PPL was granted a two-month extension to the third year of Phase-I of the Kotri North EL from 29 April 2016 to 28 June 2016. The licence has subsequently been granted renewal as well and it entered into two-year Phase-II of initial term with effect from 29 June 2016.  PPL assigned 50% of its working interest along with operatorship in the block to UEP with effect from 2 August 2017. As a result of this transaction the revised equity split in the block was as follows: UEP (50%, operator), PPL (40%) and Asia Resource Oil Ltd (AROL) (10%). UEP subsequently acquired AROLâs full 10% interest in the block on 17 April 2018.
United Energy Pakistan (UEP) has encountered gas in Unarpur 2 appraisal well within the Kotri North 2568-21 EL (Kirthar Fold Belt) onshore concession 