Pakistan Shale Reserves Higher Than Earlier Estimates

Pakistan’s shale gas reserves may be close to 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF), according to latest report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The estimates of recoverable hydrocarbon reserves are many times larger than so far proven reserves of 24 TCF for gas, Dawn reported quoting the report.

A government official said the new estimates appeared to be ‘very very encouraging’ but it had not been shared with the government of Pakistan, reported the newspaper.

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.