New gas reserve found in Noakhali well

A new gas reserve has been found after drilling a well at Bara Charigaon village under Nabipur union in Noakhali’s Senbug upazila.

The well, named “Sundalpur-4 Exploration cum Development Well,” is currently being drilled and details about the reserve and the extractable amount of gas will be confirmed after the completion of the exploration.

Officials are primarily assuming that around 7 million cubic feet of gas could be added to the national grid from the well every day.

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) confirmed the availability of gas in the well on Tuesday afternoon. The drilling of the well began on 28 July.

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According to BAPEX sources, the well has been drilled up to 1,578 metre deep with MWD technology using the Directional Well Method. Among the depth of the well, gas reserve has been found within a level of 1,420 metre to 1,460 metre.

Confirming the matter, Project Director Md Mozammel Haque said, “The DST test will continue for the next two to three days, after which the total gas reserve in the well will be known.”