ISLAMABAD, Monday, July 7, 2025 : The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has significantly ramped up production at its Rajian well-05 in Chakwal district by installing an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP), marking a major milestone in the company\u2019s efforts to optimize domestic energy resources.<\/p>\n
Following a planned workover and the strategic deployment of the ESP, oil production from Rajian-05 has surged to 3,100 barrels per day (BPD), up from 820 BPD. Gas output has also doubled, rising from 0.5 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) to 1.0 MMSCFD.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Located in Punjab\u2019s Chakwal district, the Rajian Field operates under the Gujar Khan Exploration License and is a wholly owned and operated asset of OGDCL. Discovered in August 1994, the field remains a vital contributor to the company\u2019s energy portfolio.<\/p>\n
This latest enhancement at well-05 follows similar upgrades at two other wells in the field, reinforcing OGDCL\u2019s data-driven strategy to revitalize existing fields and boost recovery rates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe success of Rajian-05 reaffirms our commitment to leveraging technology and smart field management to maximize output from mature assets,\u201d the company stated. \u201cSuch initiatives are essential for ensuring long-term sustainability and energy security for Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Traditionally, Artificial Lift Systems (ALS) like ESPs have been used for shut-in or low-output wells. However, OGDCL is now expanding their use to naturally flowing wells where technical and economic analysis justifies the intervention\u2014aligning with international best practices in reservoir management.<\/p>\n
The company emphasized its continued investment in advanced technologies and field optimization strategies to strengthen Pakistan\u2019s energy infrastructure and reduce reliance on imports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Monday, July 7, 2025 : The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has significantly ramped up production at its Rajian well-05 in Chakwal district by installing an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP), marking a major milestone in the company\u2019s efforts to optimize domestic energy resources. Following a planned workover and the strategic deployment of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}