Habiganj Gas Field | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Habiganj |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 24°08′N 91°13′E / 24.14°N 91.22°E |
Operator | Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1963 |
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 is located in Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj district, Sylhet division, [1] which is about 100 km northeast of Dhaka. [3] It covers an area that is 11 km long and 4.5 km wide. [4]
Pakistan Shell Oil Company discovered the gas field in 1963. [3]
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]
Habiganj 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 has been extracted since 1968, but the presence of excessive water had hampered gas production from four Habiganj wells. [3] Currently, an average of 225 million cubic feet of gas is extracted daily. [6] At present, the gas field has only 345.5 billion cubic feet of gas remaining. [7]
Habiganj Gas Field | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Habiganj |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 24°08′N 91°13′E / 24.14°N 91.22°E |
Operator | Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1963 |
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 is located in Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj district, Sylhet division, [1] which is about 100 km northeast of Dhaka. [3] It covers an area that is 11 km long and 4.5 km wide. [4]
Pakistan Shell Oil Company discovered the gas field in 1963. [3]
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]
Habiganj 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 has been extracted since 1968, but the presence of excessive water had hampered gas production from four Habiganj wells. [3] Currently, an average of 225 million cubic feet of gas is extracted daily. [6] At present, the gas field has only 345.5 billion cubic feet of gas remaining. [7]