{"id":104321,"date":"2025-12-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104321"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:25:49","slug":"ppl-discovers-unconventional-gas-at-kashmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ppl-discovers-unconventional-gas-at-kashmore.html","title":{"rendered":"PPL discovers unconventional gas at Kashmore\u2019s LAL X-1 well"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has reported a significant technical milestone with the discovery of unconventional gas at its LAL X-1 exploratory well in Kashmore, Sindh. The well, drilled to a depth of 1,408 meters, tapped hydrocarbons from the Lower Alabaster Formation\u2014a geological layer previously considered challenging for extraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial testing of the well indicated a gas flow rate of 0.138 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) with a wellhead pressure of 33 psig on a 64\/64-inch choke. While modest in volume, industry analysts consider the find an important demonstration of technical capability in extracting hydrocarbons from tight limestone and shale formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/major-oil-and-gas-discovery-in-kohat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OGDCL announces major oil &amp; gas discovery in Kohat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PPL holds a 100 percent working interest in the Kandhkot lease, ensuring that all revenue from the well will remain with the company. The discovery follows PPL\u2019s recent Sawan North Deep-1 find in Khairpur and adds to Pakistan\u2019s efforts to develop domestic gas resources amid widening supply-demand gaps and rising LNG import costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials have stressed that commercial production from LAL X-1 is not immediate. The company stated that the well\u2019s commercial viability will be determined based on post-well analysis and results from future exploration of the Lower Alabaster Play. Next steps will include evaluating total reserves and assessing the feasibility of advanced extraction methods such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If proven commercially viable, the LAL X-1 discovery could lead to the development of additional wells in the region, providing a domestic source of natural gas to support Pakistan\u2019s national grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has reported a significant technical milestone with the discovery of unconventional gas at its LAL X-1 exploratory well in Kashmore, Sindh. The well, drilled to a depth of 1,408 meters, tapped hydrocarbons from the Lower Alabaster Formation\u2014a geological layer previously considered challenging for extraction. Initial testing of the well indicated a gas flow rate of 0.138 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) with a wellhead pressure of 33 psig on a 64\/64-inch choke. While modest in volume, industry analysts consider the find an important demonstration of technical capability in extracting hydrocarbons from tight limestone and shale formations. Read: OGDCL announces major oil &amp; gas discovery in Kohat PPL holds a 100 percent working interest in the Kandhkot lease, ensuring that all revenue from the well will remain with the company. The discovery follows PPL\u2019s recent Sawan North Deep-1 find in Khairpur and adds to Pakistan\u2019s efforts to develop domestic gas resources amid widening supply-demand gaps and rising LNG import costs. Officials have stressed that commercial production from LAL X-1 is not immediate. The company stated that the well\u2019s commercial viability will be determined based on post-well analysis and results from future exploration of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":102209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[65242,37660,17225,63634,70131,70132,70128,70129,62835,59017,63388,14613,70133,1334,70130],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-domestic-energy","9":"tag-gas-discovery","10":"tag-gas-supply","11":"tag-hydrocarbon-exploration","12":"tag-kandhkot-lease","13":"tag-kashmore","14":"tag-lal-x-1-well","15":"tag-lower-alabaster-formation","16":"tag-natural-gas","17":"tag-pakistan-energy-sector","18":"tag-pakistan-petroleum-limited","19":"tag-ppl","20":"tag-sawan-north-deep-1","21":"tag-sindh","22":"tag-unconventional-gas","23":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PPL discovers unconventional gas at Kashmore - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If proven commercially viable, the LAL X-1 discovery could lead to the development of additional wells in the region, providing...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ppl-discovers-unconventional-gas-at-kashmore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PPL discovers unconventional gas at Kashmore - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If proven commercially viable, the LAL X-1 discovery could lead to the development of additional wells in the region, providing...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ppl-discovers-unconventional-gas-at-kashmore.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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