It was reported on 27 July 2018 that Pakistan Oilfields Ltd (POL) has discovered oil and gas in Khaur North 1 new-pool wildcat well within the Khaur D&PL (Potwar Basin) onshore concession. The well was drilled to a TD of 4,445 m in Permian Amb Formation and during drill stem test (DST), conducted to test the potential of Eocene carbonates of shallower sub-thrust, it flowed 502 bo/d and 1.4 MMcfg/d through 24/64â choke at the flowing wellhead pressure of 776 to 1,090 psi. The well also flowed 277 bw/d during testing.  Khaur North 1 was spudded on 8 November 2017 using the Exaloâs âRig-305â land rig with a prognosed TD of 4,462 m and it is located around 6 km northeast of the Khaur structure discovery well, Khaur 1. The objective formations included: Eocene Chorgali and Sakesar limestones, Paleocene Patala and Lockhart Limestone, and Permian Wargal Formation.   The well was drilling at 614 m depth by the end of November 2017, reached 1,315 m by mid-December and progressed to 1,856 m depth by the end of December 2017. It reached 1,986 m depth during early January 2018 and progressed to 2,855 m by the end of the month. The well was drilling at 3,235 m depth during mid-February 2018 and it progressed to 3,673 m by the end of the month.   POL carried out testing in Khaur North 1 well after reaching 3,883 m depth in early March 2018 and a 9 5/8â casing was set at 3,883 m during mid-month. The well was drilling at 3,979 m depth by the end of March 2018 and wireline logging was carried out in mid-April after drilling to a final TD of 4,445 m. The company carried out open hole testing in May 2018 and a 7â liner was set at a TD of 4,445 m in mid-June 2018 before initiating DST.  POL operates the Khaur D&PL block with 100% interest. The Khaur field is understood to have been producing at an average rate of 20 bo/d during 2017.     Â     Background Information    The lease, which covers an area of 59 sq km in the Attock district of the Punjab province, is located to the south of its Pariwali D&PL and is identical to its former Khaur ML, which was relinquished in August 1998. The acreage was held by POL as a Reconnaissance Permit, the Khaur RP, between December 1999 and December 2001.     The Khaur field has long been in a mature phase and was discovered by the Khaur 001 well, which was drilled by POL in 1915 to a depth of 65 m.     POL was granted a 15-year extension to the Khaur D&PL from 12 July 2017 to 11 July 2022.
It was reported on 27 July 2018 that Pakistan Oilfields Ltd (POL) has discovered oil and gas in Khaur North 1 new-pool wildcat well within the Khaur D&PL (Potwar Basin) onshore concession. The well was drilled to a TD of 4,445 m in Permian Amb Formation and during drill stem test (DST), conducted to test the potential of Eocene carbonates of shallower sub-thrust, it flowed 502 bo/d and 1.4 MMcfg/d through 24/64â choke at the flowing wellhead pressure of 776 to 1,090 psi. The well also flowed 277 bw/d during testing.