The Lundali-1 NFW exploratory well has been drilled to a total depth of 2,660m, where gas bearing sands were encountered in the Paleocene sequence.

The well flowed at 33 million standard cubic feet of gas per day during production testing.

According to the company, the first gas will be commercialised after three years as part of its early production scheme.

The additional production at the Lundali well will allow the company to enhance its infrastructure, which also include Bhit gas processing facility, located 30km to the west of the Block.

Eni Pakistan, a subsidiary of Eni is the operator of the Sukhpur Block with a 45% working interest, while other Joint Venture partners include PPL and KUFPEC with 30% and 25% interest, respectively.