Oil exploration began in the Subcontinent in 1866 with the drilling of the first well, Kundal-1 (Khisor Range, near oil seepage); in the region that now constitutes Pakistan. The first oil discovery was made in 1915 in Potwar, located in the Punjab Province, from Miocene / Eocene rocks; that field is still on production through artificial lift. Since 1915, Potwar remained the traditional ‘oil patch’ of the country till the oil was struck in 1981 at Khaskheli-1, drilled in Badin area of Sindh Province. Meanwhile, a world-class gas discovery at Sui was made in 1952 in the Balochistan Province. It was followed, in late 1950s, by four more gas discoveries in the vicinity, and since then exploration and development has continued in all the above regions. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province emerged on the oil map in 1998; a bit late but proved to be a most prolific ‘oil patch’, and all the more
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(Modified after Kastens et al. 2009). The ‘Earth and Mind: the Blog’, from where the above quote has been downloaded, mentions that “We use Pratt as a jumping off point to introduce the idea that the human mind is an important geoscience tool, the tool with which Geoscientists construct causal and predictive models. In fact, Pratt 's exact words were: “Where oil is first found, in the final analysis, is in the minds of men.” The most simplified edited version says “…oil is first found…in the minds of men.” Basically an Earth Scientist!
As of 2016, more than 900 exploratory wells have been drilled in Pakistan, having a sedimentary area of 827,268 sq. km.; that gives an average well density of one well per ~900 sq. km. This effort has resulted in more than 300 oil and gas discoveries. Historically, in Pakistan, the exploration has maintained a success ratio of around 1:3.
2014–2016 and
(Modified after Kastens et al. 2009). The ‘Earth and Mind: the Blog’, from where the above quote has been downloaded, mentions that “We use Pratt as a jumping off point to introduce the idea that the human mind is an important geoscience tool, the tool with which Geoscientists construct causal and predictive models. In fact, Pratt 's exact words were: “Where oil is first found, in the final analysis, is in the minds of men.” The most simplified edited version says “…oil is first found…in the minds of men.” Basically an Earth Scientist!
As of 2016, more than 900 exploratory wells have been drilled in Pakistan, having a sedimentary area of 827,268 sq. km.; that gives an average well density of one well per ~900 sq. km. This effort has resulted in more than 300 oil and gas discoveries. Historically, in Pakistan, the exploration has maintained a success ratio of around 1:3.
2014–2016 and