The state-owned Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd (BGFCL) has started drilling at the ninth well of Bakhrabad Gas Field in Muradngar upazila of the district on Sunday noon.Petrobangla chairman Dr Hussain Monsur inaugurated the drilling work.
After inauguration, the Petrobangla chairman said that the drilling work of the new well would be completed within three months.
The well is likely to supply 15 to 17 million cubic feet of natural gas to the national grid. BGFCL will bear the cost of drilling the well.
Bakhrabad gas field, lies in the Muradnagar upazila under Comilla district, was discovered by Pakistan Shell Oil Co. Ltd. in 1969.
Commercial gas production from this field was started in 1984 and till March 31, 2013 total 737.845 billion cubic feet or 53.19% percent of reserves has been recovered.
Total 8 (eight) wells have been drilled at 2 (two) nearby locations. Of these wells, only one well is vertical while remaining seven wells are of deviated type. After completion of all wells, maximum 210 million cubic feet of gas was produced daily from all wells of this field in 1992
In March 2013, average 29.25 million cubic feet of gas is produced daily from 5 producing wells of this field while production from other 3 wells remain suspended due to water loading in the production string.
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) Managing Director Md. Shafiqur Rahman, general manager (Planning and Development) engineer Mostofa Kamal, Company Secretary Sanjib Kumar Debnath, among others, were present. (banglanews2.com)
