PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND HYDROCARBON PROSPECTS OF SINDH, PAKISTAN

Abstract

The province of Sindh is situated in the Lower Indus Basin and includes the Sukkur Rift Zone, Sindh Monocline, a part of Khirthar Depression, Karachi Depression, Mazarani Fold Zone and a part of Khirthar Fold Zone. It fulfills all the requirements of generation and accumulation of Petroleum. Presently Sindh is a major producer of oil and gas. About 40 oilfields and 30 gasfields have been discovered in Sindh, out of which 30 oilfields and 12 gasfields are on production. So far Sindh Monocline is the only oil producing region of Sindh. Karachi Depression and Sukkur Rift Zone are gas producing regions. With the discovery of new gasfields in Sukkur Rift Zone, this region will be a major gas producer in future. Due to non availability of sufficient refining facilities, the daily production of oil cannot be increased. It is hoped that wiith the installation of new refinary at Badin, the production of oil will increase in future.