US EIA Says Pakistan Has Huge Shale Oil Reserves

[t_co]

these rains this time are going to be really too difficult to handle for whole of SA. Five of the seven main rivers of the north India flow into Pakistan and three of the main rivers of India flow into bangladesh. It is going to be terrible for all but a bit better for India as we have lots of dams which help divert this water in our territory but wht abt Pakistan and Bangladesh. Any cyclone over head bay or in Arabian Sea will completely drown BD & Pak. Infact even River Yamuna is flowing 2m above danger mark in Delhi.

China has plenty of experience and expertise in building dams - maybe BD/Pak can invite some Chinese engineering firms to build dams aplenty on the Gangetic delta and Indus?

 

[farhan_9909]

Advanced Resources Completes "World Shale Gas and Shale Oil Resource Assessment"


Unconventional Resources | Unconventional Gas | Coalbed Methane

Pakistan shale oil reserves could be even more than the present discovered.considering the yellow part over the pak Map as well

 

[Blackwater]

Pakistan's Shale Oil worths $8.64 trillion.

only if extracted.

 

[farhan_9909]

one day we will extract them.even if the day is after 100 years

 

[Blackwater]

one day we will extract them.even if the day is after 100 years

you wait for 100 yrs. Amerika will extract ur oil it in 25 yrs,

jab tak tumahri bari ayegi tab tak khel khatam ho chuka hoga

 

[roma]

we pakisanis ofcourse with the help of mahindra

if Farhan is suggesting JV with Mahindra , then i think that would be a good gesture on the part of pakistan ?

or did i miss some sarcasm somewhere ?

genuine JV with pakistan on any matter should be welcomed by our inidan members

 

[Decklander]

one day we will extract them.even if the day is after 100 years

Don't worry, soon extracting oil will be declared unislamic by some idiot Maulvi and than all oil workers will be shot just like the Polio drops workers.

 

[musalman]

As per the petroleum policy shale gas will be around US$ 6 to 9 per mmbtu. I am not sure if Pakistan have shale gas reserve or not but if we do I really hope they are not exploited since shale gas is a very big environmental hazard.

 

[farhan_9909]

if Farhan is suggesting JV with Mahindra , then i think that would be a good gesture on the part of pakistan ?

or did i miss some sarcasm somewhere ?

genuine JV with pakistan on any matter should be welcomed by our inidan members

well No because i had somewhere seen that Mahindra is investing more than a billion in USA shale gas reserves

 

[farhan_9909]

Don't worry, soon extracting oil will be declared unislamic by some idiot Maulvi and than all oil workers will be shot just like the Polio drops workers.

they wont..still even the Maulvi of KSA has declared Oil as unislamic.

 

[Singh]

Problem with Shale Oil is the recovery process. Fracking causes a lot more issues.

 

[farhan_9909]

Shale Oil & Gas | The Game changing 'gift of God' to Pakistan

Gift of God​

Farrukh Saleem
Monday, August 12, 2013
From Print Edition



Gift of God to Pakistan. Shale gas is "natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations." In the US, the 'shale gas revolution'has already begun. In 2000, shale gas was a paltry one percent of US natural gas production. Currently, around 25 percent of US natural gas production is shale gas and within the next 20 years 50 percent of the US' natural gas supply will come from shale gas.

As of December 2011,Pakistan's proved reserves of natural gas stood at around 30 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). According to a State Bank of Pakistan report,"Pakistan is left with only 50 percent natural gas reserves as high consumption in different sectors has exhausted 50 percent of the overall reserves of 54 Tcf by financial year of 2011-12." Pakistan, as per the SBP, has "sufficient reserves to last just over 20 years."

Gift of God to Pakistan. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), an agency of the US Federal Statistical System, Pakistan has 586 Tcf of "risked shale gas in-place." For Pakistan, that is 400 years worth of gas supply. Of the 586 Tcf, Pakistan's "technically recoverable shale gas resource is estimated at 105 Tcf." For Pakistan, that is 73 years worth of gas supply.

Gift of God to, Pakistan. According to the EIA, Pakistan has 227 billion barrels of risked shale oil in-place. For Pakistan, that is 1,700 years worth of oil supply. Of the 227 billion barrels, Pakistan's "technically recoverable shale oil resource is estimated at 9.1 billion." For Pakistan, that is 68 years worth of crude oil supply.

The two shale formations have already been identified: the Sembar Shale formation and the Ranikot Shale formation. Within the Sembar Shale, dry gas in 31,320 square miles, wet gas in 25,560 square miles and oil in 26,700 square miles. Within the Ranikot Shale, oil in 26,780 square miles, 4 Tcf of wet shale gas and 3.3 billion barrels of shale oil.

Pakistan has the ninth largest shale oil reserves on the face of the planet. This gift of God can be a game-changer – abundant, cheap source of energy. Shale gas and oil assets have a life cycle-exploration, appraisal, development, production and rejuvenation. The critical processes involved are hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. The disciplines involved include geo-mechanics, geochemistry, mineralogy, rock mechanics, seismology and stimulation modelling.

Uncle Sam has all the secrets. And Uncle Sam is not opening up the secrets behind shale fracturing fluids, chemical management, hydraulic fracturing, multi-stage fracturing, directional well drilling, steerable down-hole drill motors and horizontal walls. Then there is the all-important risk management; drinking water well contamination and surface water contamination.

Uncle Sam has his secrets but according to Arshad Abbasi, Pakistan's foremost energy-sector expert, Pakistan has guar or cluster bean – the essential ingredient in the shale gas fracturing process. For the record, Pakistan and India produce over 80 percent of global guar production – and that is so because guar loves the "sun and is very susceptible to frost".

What we need is shale technology. A one-point agenda with Uncle Sam. We need to 'think about future generations because if we don't they'll never forget us'.

The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad. Email: farrukh15@************. Twitter: @Saleemfarrukh

Gift of God - Farrukh Saleem

 

[tarunraju]

Good, let Pakistan continue to destabilize. US will use the pretense of "unsafe nuke arsenal" to move in, and turn it into the next Iraq.

Pakistan's being a nuclear state couldn't stop US from moving deep into Pakistani territory, and pulling down its pants, not too long ago. Pak's being a nuclear state doesn't stop US drone strikes on its citizens on a very regular basis, either. Time to call.

After that, Pakistan will be left with the ecological disaster caused by fracking. It will destroy the Indus river basin on a whole.

 

[Compersion]

Seems there is a sudden burst of pride in the Pakistani poster. A ego that has become bolden perhaps by searching for something that will belittle its neighbour and glorify its justification to be one amongst a comity of powerful nations especially one that is superior to its neighbour india. The ceasefire violations and news items showing its possible glorified future (of a net export oil producer) are tools used to motivate its own demographic stock and personal mental existence as the reality is far from fruitful. Please don't pity Pakistanis since they do not know themselves what they plough.

 

[farhan_9909]

Good, let Pakistan continue to destabilize. US will use the pretense of "unsafe nuke arsenal" to move in, and turn it into the next Iraq.

Pakistan's being a nuclear state couldn't stop US from moving deep into Pakistani territory, and pulling down its pants, not too long ago. Pak's being a nuclear state doesn't stop US drone strikes on its citizens on a very regular basis, either. Time to call.

After that, Pakistan will be left with the ecological disaster caused by fracking. It will destroy the Indus river basin on a whole.

really?why not you?

why rely on USA to finish pakistan?are you a this much looser?or what is the possible reason?

Edited

*We pakistanis being smaller than you are standing infront of you with extra troops deployed on border as a green signal for war
*just today we went into firing off 14 posts of your army on loc.

when we pakistan doesnt rely on china to finish off india than you you want to rely on usa to finish pakistan?

answer me in yes or no?
are you a looser?

 

[farhan_9909]

double post

 

[tarunraju]

really?why not you?

why rely on USA to finish pakistan?are you a this much looser?or what is the possible reason?

Because it would cost India nothing.

Edited

*We pakistanis being smaller than you are standing infront of you with extra troops deployed on border as a green signal for war
*just today we went into firing off 14 posts of your army on loc.

You are giving our troops target-practice. Thanks.

when we pakistan doesnt rely on china to finish off india than you you want to rely on usa to finish pakistan?

Yes, because it would cost us nothing. Our politicians won't allow US an FOB inside Indian territory any way, and you have a coast; and no, you do rely on China.

answer me in yes or no? are you a looser?

Considering we broke your country to two already, no.

 

[farhan_9909]

Some major updates and more discoveries again by EIA

Pak shale gas reserves updated are 105tcf not 51tcf anymore

in short of whole of the south asia pakistan hold more than 60% of the total shale gas and oil reserves

Pakistan said to have large reserves of shale gas, oil
KHALEEQ KIANI
ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the American federal authority on energy statistics and analysis, has estimated fresh recoverable shale gas reserves of 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and more than nine billion barrels of oil in Pakistan.

These estimates of recoverable hydrocarbon reserves are many times larger than so far proven reserves of 24 TCF for gas and about 300 million barrels for oil. Pakistan currently produces about 4.2 billion cubic feet of gas and about 70,000 barrels of oil per day.

A government official said the new estimates appeared to be 'very very encouraging' but it had not been shared with the government of Pakistan. He said the shale gas had seen tremendous developments in the United States and a couple of other countries were trying to use the latest technology. Pakistan, he said, was also encouraging exploration and production companies to venture into the fresh horizon.

According to a June 2013 estimates of the EIA based on surveys conducted by Advanced Resources International (ARI), a total of 1,170 TCF of risked shale gas are estimated for India-Pakistan region --584 TCF in India and 586 TCF in Pakistan.

In case of Pakistan these estimates are backed by proven studies and verified technical data "The risked, technically recoverable shale gas resource is estimated at 201 TCF, with 96 TCF in India and 105 TCF in Pakistan," said the EIA.

The EIA also estimated risked shale oil in place for India/Pakistan of 314 billion barrels, with 87 billion barrels in India and 227 billion barrels in Pakistan. "The risked, technically recoverable shale oil resource is estimated at 12.9 billion barrels for those two countries, with 3.8 billion barrels for India and 9.1 billion barrels for Pakistan," the EIA said.

The southern and central Indus basins are located in Pakistan, along border with India and Afghanistan which are bounded by the Indian shield on the east and highly folded and thrust mountains on the west.

The lower Indus basin has commercial oil and gas discoveries in the Cretaceous-age Goru Fm sands plus additional gas discoveries in shallower formations. The shales in the Sembar Formation are considered as the primary source rocks for these discoveries.

The EIA said that while oil and gas shows have been recorded in the Sembar Shale on the Thar Platform, no productive oil or gas wells have yet been drilled into the Sembar Shale.

About the resource assessment, the EIA said that within 31,320 sq miles of dry gas prospective area, the Sembar Shale in the lower Indus basin had a resource concentration of 83 billion cubic feet per square mile. Within the 25,560 square mile wet gas and condensate prospective are, the Sembar shale has resource concentration of 57 BCF per sq. miles of wet gas and nine million barrels per square mile of condensate. Within the 26,700 square miles oil prospective area, the Sembar Shale has a resource concentration of 37 million barrels per square mile.
Pakistan said to have large reserves of shale gas, oil - DAWN.COM

 

[LETHALFORCE]

US needs to bring democracy to pakistan like they did Iraq . Pakistan has wmd and oil now
So they should be relieved of both. Free pakistan.

 

[maomao]

LOL pakistan will be another Somalia and Iraq in the making truley a "Gift of God" for pakis!