Latest news about Oil Gas possible discovery

[Yeah Me]

Present Govt is in desperate need of something good so i dont think "current scenario" is the case if clutch is right and drill ship left after successfully completing its job then i guess they are waiting for something concrete so that they dont get embarrassed.
Or maybe just maybe the media is right and drilling is still going on.

Yes any Govt always need some some positive news like that. But security and stability is always on top

 

[Maxpane]

so it means its an other chaniot story

 

[YeBeWarned]

Kahen esa na ho drill kerte kerte jahanum Tak chalen jayen lol

 

[alphibeti]

Present Govt is in desperate need of something good so i dont think "current scenario" is the case if clutch is right and drill ship left after successfully completing its job then i guess they are waiting for something concrete so that they dont get embarrassed.
Or maybe just maybe the media is right and drilling is still going on.

Yesterday's Jang editorial note took up this issue stating that drilling has restarted again a day before after some pause due to technical reasons. The writer was up beat about the prospects of a major discovery.

 

[Men in Green]

80 hours of more drilling remain only. Finger crossed.

Lol drilling ship already left. xD

 

[Clutch]

you saw it leave?
are you onboard the drilling ship or just like to repeat same lie in every Pakistan oil related thread?

"drilling that was stalled on April 8 at the depth of 4,810 meter at Kekra-1 restarted April 20 after cementing job followed by casing was completed" (whatever hat means)

Yes, i have the live maritime map with real-time GPS tracking. I have following the development at the Latitude / Longitude: 22.50502° / 66.11517° daily.

The Saipem 12000 moved away from the lease approx. End of March.

 

[Clutch]

prove it by giving me SAIPEM12000 current position

or I shall show you precisely where it is at this very minute (on google maps)
it kept drilling until April 8 but left Pakistani waters in mid and end of March? that is strange kinda magic!

I can provide a real-time map of the drill location and most recent ship locations. However, the Saipem 1200 most recent location is a paid fee. I think the ship had a contract to return to Cyprus for further drills after Pakistan.

This is the real time map for the location. There is only the Pacific Huron at those coordinates (as of this message).

They were not drilling till April 8th. That is a false report according to my observations.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:66.1/centery:22.5/zoom:11

 

[Clutch]

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/PACIFIC-HURON-IMO-9546796-MMSI-305535000

Wrong ship ... That is a bulk carrier and not a drillship.

There is a whole fleet of ships called "Saipem"... Fyi.

Also the reported ports are all wrong.

 

[Clutch]

it is you who said that PACIFIC HURON was at kekra-1, NOT me!

it is you who said that PACIFIC HURON was at kekra-1, NOT me!

Like I said... You gave the coordinates of Pacific Huron (bulk carrier) ...

Not the Pacific Huron (offshore supply ship)

Two different ships.
This is the shipping at the well site (look at the pictures):
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ai...si:563028200/imo:9579121/vessel:PACIFIC HERON

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/shipid:123206/ship_name:PACIFIC_HERON

 

[Adnanpindi]

#Oil_and_Gas
#News
Kekra-1 well: Drilling to restart today after 12-day.
ISLAMABAD: Almost after pause of 12 days, the drilling that was stalled on April 8 at the depth of 4,810 meter at Kekri-1 well in the country’s ultra-deep sea is ready to restart today (April 20), as cementing job followed by casing has completed, a senior official at Petroleum Division told The News.
After the process of cementation, the lining was imperative to secure the cementing completed from any untoward incident and more importantly, the lining (casing) process has also completed. Now the Mobile Exxon with ENI as operator at Kekra-1 well is all set to restart today the drilling of the remaining 650-800 meters under second side tracking.

“This would substantially reduce the risks of the operator not completing the well in the current weather window,” the said. Kekra-1 well has now entered a phase where the operator will, for the first time, begin to receive information that would help in determining the well prospects. This would include results from LWD (Logging While Drilling), Salinity Testing, potential hydrocarbon traces in mud and rock samples and hydrocarbon kicks.

Time required to drill the remaining depth will depend upon the Rate of Penetration (RoP). The penetration rate is significantly slower for northern region of Pakistan, than the southern region.

“We don’t yet have precedents to form a reliable estimate for the RoP for Offshore Indus – G, where Kekra-1 is being drilled. An RoP of 10 meters per hour (generally considered low) would mean that it would take 80 hours or a little more than 3 days to reach the target depth.”

After completion of drilling, the operator will likely do wire line logging which could take another 3-4 days. This will likely be followed by another casing and cementing exercise that can take 4-6 days. At this stage, a substantial amount of information regarding the well prospects will be known, however, the results (discovery or dry well) will require completion of proper testing.

Now the ENI which is the operator at Kekra-1 well is also facing the major threat of tide season which may mar the whole spudding process and it will have to complete the drilling process earlier.

The drilling was initiated with 19 percent probabilities, which, according to the experts, get reduced when side tracking starts taking place. In Kekra-1 well case, second side tracking was underway. Officials said when side tracking process is initiated, this means that first plan of drilling was not well worked out.

It is interesting to note that earlier when at Kekra well vertical drilling reached at depth of 4,799 meters on February 21, a high pressure was felt causing huge mud loss and becauseof unsafe operation the well was plugged by March 23. Then the first side tracking started and when it reached down to 3,100 meters, it again met failure, which is why the hole was also blocked. After that the second side tracking began.

According to experts, the side tracking means that the first plan to drill the well was not well-thought-out and worked-out. Under the new timeline, the drilling under second tracking is to go down up to 5,460 meters deep by April end. However, the official still fear the delay on account of cementation, spudding process may enter in the month of May which will be detrimental as in this month seas turns very rough.

This was posted before

 

[ghazi52]

Kekra drilling process hits another snag

April 26, 2019

ISLAMABAD: The spudding, that was to kick start on April 20, 2019 at Kekra-1 well in G-bloc, Pakistan’s ultra-deep sea after pause of 12 days, could not take off as it has hit another serious snag.

The blow out preventer (BOP) that prevents from any blow out or any kick pressure that can result into eruption of fire, has gone out of order and its repair is underway.

Sher Afgan, Additional Secretary and spokesman for Petroleum Division, confirmed the development saying the blowout preventer that is attached with valves at the end of rig has developed serious problems owing to which the drilling could not start on time.

Up till now, the official said, drilling is virtually stopped for the last 18 days and the status will last till the repair process of BOP is completed. However, Ghulam Mustafa, expert of oil and gas exploration and production, did not accept that the blowout preventer takes four to five days for repair, arguing that the BOP cannot be repaired, rather it can be upgraded by changing its affected spare parts and this process does not take more than one hour. He said the drilling machine may have developed other problem that is not being shared.

Earlier, the drilling got stalled on April 8 at the depth of 4,810 meters because of cementing and casing process which took almost 12 days to get completed. Now the issue of blowout preventer has emerged which according to the official of Petroleum Division is being coped with. And once the BOP’s repair is completed, the Mobile Exxon with ENI as operator at Kekra-1 well will start the drilling of the remaining 650-800 meters under second side tracking.

GA Sabri, former secretary of Petroleum Ministry, opined that BOP is one of the important tools that prevents the rig and whole apparatus from any blow out that is caused because of pressure kick that also may lead to eruption of fire. He said that BOP ensures the safety of the machine (rig and whole apparatus). When asked what will happen to the drilling as in May, the sea will turn rough because of high tide, Sabri said according to new weather forecast, monsoon has delayed so the chances of sea to turn rough have got minimised in May which is a good news.

Once the BOP issue is sorted, Kekra-01 well will enter a phase where the operator will, for the first time, begin to receive information that would help determine the well prospects. This would include results from LWD (logging while drilling), salinity testing, potential hydrocarbon traces in mud and rock samples and hydrocarbon kicks.

Time required to drill the remaining depth will depend upon the rate of penetration (RoP). The penetration rate is significantly slower for northern region of Pakistan than the southern region.

“We don’t yet have precedents to form a reliable estimate for the RoP for offshore Indus-G, where Kekra-01 is being drilled. An RoP of 10 meters per hour (generally considered low) would mean that it would take 80 hours or a little more than three days to reach the target depth.’’

After completion of drilling, the operator will likely do wire line logging which could take another three or four days. This will likely be followed by another casing and cementing exercise that can take four to six days. At this stage a substantial amount of information regarding the well prospects will be known, however, the results (discovery or dry well) will require completion of proper testing.

 

[TheDarkKnight]

Kekra drilling process hits another snag

April 26, 2019

ISLAMABAD: The spudding, that was to kick start on April 20, 2019 at Kekra-1 well in G-bloc, Pakistan’s ultra-deep sea after pause of 12 days, could not take off as it has hit another serious snag.

The blow out preventer (BOP) that prevents from any blow out or any kick pressure that can result into eruption of fire, has gone out of order and its repair is underway.

Sher Afgan, Additional Secretary and spokesman for Petroleum Division, confirmed the development saying the blowout preventer that is attached with valves at the end of rig has developed serious problems owing to which the drilling could not start on time.

Up till now, the official said, drilling is virtually stopped for the last 18 days and the status will last till the repair process of BOP is completed. However, Ghulam Mustafa, expert of oil and gas exploration and production, did not accept that the blowout preventer takes four to five days for repair, arguing that the BOP cannot be repaired, rather it can be upgraded by changing its affected spare parts and this process does not take more than one hour. He said the drilling machine may have developed other problem that is not being shared.

Earlier, the drilling got stalled on April 8 at the depth of 4,810 meters because of cementing and casing process which took almost 12 days to get completed. Now the issue of blowout preventer has emerged which according to the official of Petroleum Division is being coped with. And once the BOP’s repair is completed, the Mobile Exxon with ENI as operator at Kekra-1 well will start the drilling of the remaining 650-800 meters under second side tracking.

GA Sabri, former secretary of Petroleum Ministry, opined that BOP is one of the important tools that prevents the rig and whole apparatus from any blow out that is caused because of pressure kick that also may lead to eruption of fire. He said that BOP ensures the safety of the machine (rig and whole apparatus). When asked what will happen to the drilling as in May, the sea will turn rough because of high tide, Sabri said according to new weather forecast, monsoon has delayed so the chances of sea to turn rough have got minimised in May which is a good news.

Once the BOP issue is sorted, Kekra-01 well will enter a phase where the operator will, for the first time, begin to receive information that would help determine the well prospects. This would include results from LWD (logging while drilling), salinity testing, potential hydrocarbon traces in mud and rock samples and hydrocarbon kicks.

Time required to drill the remaining depth will depend upon the rate of penetration (RoP). The penetration rate is significantly slower for northern region of Pakistan than the southern region.

“We don’t yet have precedents to form a reliable estimate for the RoP for offshore Indus-G, where Kekra-01 is being drilled. An RoP of 10 meters per hour (generally considered low) would mean that it would take 80 hours or a little more than three days to reach the target depth.’’

After completion of drilling, the operator will likely do wire line logging which could take another three or four days. This will likely be followed by another casing and cementing exercise that can take four to six days. At this stage a substantial amount of information regarding the well prospects will be known, however, the results (discovery or dry well) will require completion of proper testing.

Unnecessary attention has been brought to this project by the govt, and now the media and ppl are tracking each tiny details and events now which is detrimental. IK and his govt should have waited a month or two until the whole process was complete.

 

[Smarana Mitra]

Unnecessary attention has been brought to this project by the govt, and now the media and ppl are tracking each tiny details and events now which is detrimental. IK and his govt should have waited a month or two until the whole process was complete.

From what I know about deep sea drilling, the oil exploration in s\such cases is very difficult. The data of the oil itself is not available properly. So, extracting it will be a major problem. In addition to lack of data, drilling that deep in sea is a herculean task and has too many geological uncertainty. Only shallow reserves like in Mumbai high can be exploited properly. Deeper ones will have a hard time

 

[CrazyZ]

From what I know about deep sea drilling, the oil exploration in s\such cases is very difficult. The data of the oil itself is not available properly. So, extracting it will be a major problem. In addition to lack of data, drilling that deep in sea is a herculean task and has too many geological uncertainty. Only shallow reserves like in Mumbai high can be exploited properly. Deeper ones will have a hard time

World is running out of conventional oil reserves. Off shore, shale, and tar sands are really the only place you will find new oil resources. Expect more off shore exploration.

 

[niaz]

There is another very serious problem, understand the ideal drilling window that far south of the coast is in the January to April period. After that, the sea becomes too rough for drilling operations. I sincerely hope that the drilling is completed before that happens. Else we would have to wait until January 2020!.