Habiganj Gas Field
Natural gas field in Bangladesh
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Habiganj Gas Field (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Habiganj district of Bangladesh.[1] It is controlled by the state-owned Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited.[2]
| Habiganj Gas Field | |
|---|---|
  Location of Habiganj Gas Field | |
| 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 the capital Dhaka.[3] It covers an area that is 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 vertically, 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
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] As of mid-2019, the gas field has only 345.5 billion cubic feet of gas remaining.[7]