Kailashtilla Gas Field
Natural gas field in Bangladesh
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Kailashtilla Gas Field (Bengali: কৈলাসটিলা গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field at Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was discovered in 1962 by Pakistan Shell Oil Company.[1][2] It started producing gas in 1983. It is controlled by Sylhet Gas Fields Limited.[3] This gas field is situated nearly 35 km away from Beanibazar Gas Field.[4] In 2012, conducting a 3D seismic surveys, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (BAPEX) found nearly 137 million barrels oil reserves in Kailashtilla and Haripur; of which 109 million barrels of oil reserves were discovered in Kailashtilla and the remaining 28 million barrels in Haripur.[2] Oil was first discovered in Haripur field in the 1980s. According to BAPEX, the oil found in Kailashtila field is lighter and easily extractable, then that in Haripur.[5]
| Kailashtila Gas Field | |
|---|---|
  Location within Bangladesh | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Sylhet |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 24.8667°N 92.0258°E |
| Operator | Sylhet Gas Fields Limited |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1962 |
Start of production | 1983 |
