Habiganj Gas Field
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]
Habiganj Gas Field | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Habiganj |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 24.14°N 91.22°E |
Operator | Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1963 |
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]
References
- "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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bodrul Imam (2012). "Natural gas". In Sirajul Islam; 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. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ডের কূপসমূহ। (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ডে নিরাপত্তা জোরদার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 Nov 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ২০ বছরের মধ্যেই গ্যাস-সংকটের শঙ্কা. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.