According to Pakistan Oilfields Limited, initial tests suggest that 2,836 barrel oil and 19.26 cubic ft gas could be extracted each day from the site, reported a private news channel.

Earlier this year, Mari Petroleum Company Limited had discovered oil and natural gas reserve during drilling in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

During initial short-duration tests, the well flowed oil at the average rate of 1,425 barrels and 1.1MMSCFD of gas per day.