Habiganj Gas Field

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Habiganj Gas Field
Habiganj Gas Field is located in Bangladesh
Habiganj Gas Field
Location of Habiganj Gas Field
CountryBangladesh
RegionHabiganj
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates24°08′N 91°13′E / 24.14°N 91.22°E / 24.14; 91.22Coordinates: 24°08′N 91°13′E / 24.14°N 91.22°E / 24.14; 91.22
OperatorBangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited
Field history
Discovery1963

Habiganj Gas Field (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Habiganj district of Bangladesh.[1] It is controlled by Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited.[2]

Location[]

Habiganj gas field is located in Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj district, Sylhet division,[1] which is about 100 km northeast of Dhaka.[3] It covers an area of 11 km long and 4.5 km wide.[4]

Discovery[]

Pakistan Shell Oil Company discovered the gas field in 1963.[3]

Excavations and wells[]

From this gas field, ten wells ranging from a depth of 5,100 feet to 11,500 feet were excavated in a vertical way, and another at a depth of 11,552 feet, excavated in a perpendicular way, of which gas was extracted at different times, which are situated 4,357 to 9,910 feet under the ground.[5]

Stock and extraction[]

It is one of the largest gas fields in the country.[4] According to Petrobangla's estimation, the total reserves of gas extracted is 2,787 billion cubic feet (BCF).[3] The gas extraction was started since 1968, but due to the presence of excessive water, the production of gas was hampered from its four wells;[3] currently, an average of 225 million cubic feet of gas is being extracted daily.[6] At present, the gas field has only 345.5 billion cubic feet of gas remaining.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited". Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "বাংলাদেশ গ্যাস ফিল্ডস্ কোং লি:, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া : এক নজরে". Department of Ministry, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 21 Aug 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "বাংলাদেশ গ্যাস ফিল্ডস্ কোং লি:, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া : হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ড". Department of Ministry, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 21 Aug 2019.
  4. ^ a b Bodrul Imam (2012). "Natural gas". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ডের কূপসমূহ।
  6. ^ "হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ডে নিরাপত্তা জোরদার". The Daily Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 Nov 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. ^ "২০ বছরের মধ্যেই গ্যাস-সংকটের শঙ্কা". Banglatribune (in Bengali). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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