Production resumes in Bakhrabad Gas Field’s old well after 4 yrs

Bakhrabad Gas Field resumed gas production from its well No-1 that was remained closed for last four years. The well of the Bakhrabad Gas Field has now been contributing in the national grid to 15 million cubic feet gas every day and the gas pressure in the wellhead has about 1950 PSI (pound-force per square inch).

Mir Md Ashraful Islam, project director of the Petrobangla’s project on work-over of 7 wells, said the production of gas from the well could be increased by another 10 mmcfd. He said the well-No 1 of the Bakhrabad gas field is one of the oldest wells in the country

which was first drilled in 1968 and it started producing 33 mmcfd gas in 1981 through work-over process.

But in 2015, due to lack of pressure and also excessive water, the production was halted, he said.

Earlier, according to the suggestion of a technical committee of the Petrobanbgla , the Petrobangla’s subsidiary Bangladesh Gas Field Limited, which operates the Bakhrabad gas field, took a decision to conduct the work-over process at the well under a project titled: “Work-over at 7 wells in Titas, Hobiganj, Norsingdi and Bakhrabad Gas Fields”.

“We have conducted the work over process from February 20 to May 15 this year.  Finally we have come out with the success,” said the officials.

“As a new zone of gas was found at a level of 2000-2006 meter depth during the work-over process, there is a possibility increase in gas production by another 10 mmcfd from the well in future,” said Ashraful.

Production resumes in Bakhrabad Gas Fields old well after 4 yrs

Bakhrabad Gas Field resumed gas production from its well No-1 that was remained closed for last four years. The well of the Bakhrabad Gas Field has now been contributing in the national grid to 15 million cubic feet gas every day and the gas pressure in the wellhead has about 1950 PSI (pound-force per square inch). Mir Md Ashraful Islam, project director of the Petrobanglas project on work-over of 7 wells, said the production of gas from the well could be increased by another 10 mmcfd. He said the well-No 1 of the Bakhrabad gas field is one of the oldest wells in the country which was first drilled in 1968 and it started producing 33 mmcfd gas in 1981 through work-over process. But in 2015, due to lack of pressure and also excessive water, the production was halted, he said. Earlier, according to the suggestion of a technical committee of the Petrobanbgla , the Petrobanglas subsidiary Bangladesh Gas Field Limited, which operates the Bakhrabad gas field, took a decision to conduct the work-over process at the well under a project titled: Work-over at 7 wells in Titas, Hobiganj, Norsingdi and Bakhrabad Gas Fields. We have conducted the work over process from February 20 to May 15 this year. Finally we have come out with the success, said the officials. As a new zone of gas was found at a level of 2000-2006 meter depth during the work-over process, there is a possibility increase in gas production by another 10 mmcfd from the well in future, said Ashraful.