Baghjan blowout well successfully killed, fire completely doused after 172 days: OIL
Energy major Oil India Limited (OIL) on Sunday said that the blowout in Baghjan gas well in Assam has been successfully killed. The company said in a statement that the fire has been completely doused and the well has been killed with brime solution.
The fire had continued unabated for weeks in the gas well situated in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district before it was tamed by the company with the help of foreign experts.
Taking to twitter, OIL said that the situation is under control, adding that currently there is no pressure in well and the same will be observed for the next 24 hours.
Dr P Chandrasekaran, Director (Exploration & Development ), PK Goswami, Director(Operations) and Shri D K Das, Resident Chief Executive, visited the Baghjan well site and had a detailed discussion with the experts from Alert & OIL team. The confirmation comes two days after the company revealed that it has discovered 1 (one) Hydrocarbon at Well Dinjan-1 in Tinsukia Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) in the Upper Assam Basin.
