Sui gas field | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Region | Balochistan |
Location | Sui |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
Coordinates | 28°38′0″N 69°12′0″E / 28.63333°N 69.20000°E |
Operator | Pakistan Petroleum Limited[1] |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1952[2] |
Start of production | 1955 |
Production | |
Current production of gas | 394[1]×10 6 cu ft/d (11.2×10 6 m3/d) |
Estimated gas in place | 12,170×10 9 cu ft (345×10 9 m3) |
Producing formations | Sui Main Limestone, Sui Upper Limestone, Pab Sandstone, Habibrahi limestone |
Sui Gas Field is a natural gas field near Sui in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan, Pakistan, that is operated by Pakistan Petroleum Limited.[3] Sui gas field was discovered in 1952, its current production is 8.5 million cubic metres (300 million cubic feet) per day at standard conditions.
The Sui Gas Field is considered to be the largest natural gas field in Pakistan with 1.6 trillion cubic feet reserve estimates as of 2017.[3] In 2007, the Sui Gas Field accounted for 17% of Pakistan's total gas production.