According to Drilling Contractor, Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has brought the Pasakhi-13 horizontal development well online in Sindh province, marking the company’s first successful horizontal oil well in a clastic reservoir. Drilled to 2,966 m (approximately 9,730 ft) with a 546-m (1,791-ft) lateral, the well uses geosteering to stay within a 3-m (10-ft) target window and produces approximately 460 bbl/d from the lower Goru A sand via a short-string ESP, nearly three times the output of offset wells.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Geosteering specialists and directional drilling contractors are central to this well type, where precise lateral placement directly drives production results.
- ESP installation and service companies with horizontal-configuration experience are increasingly in demand as operators pursue similar completion designs.
- For US-based service firms with international reach, results like Pasakhi-13 signal growing operator appetite for horizontal development in frontier onshore markets.
