Oil India Limited (OIL) announced on Sunday that the blowout in Baghjan gas well in Assam has been successfully killed after months of struggle. In a statement OIL informed that the fire has been completely doused and the well has been killed.
“Baghjan blowout well successfully killed: The well has been killed with brine solution & under control now. Fire has been doused completely. There is no pressure in well now & d same will observed for 24 hrs 2 check if there is any amount of gas migration & pressure build-up,” Oil India Limited (OIL) informed through a tweet.
Baghjan blowout well successfully killed: The well has been killed with brine solution & under controll now. Fire has bn doused completely. There is no pressure in d well now & d same will b observed for 24 hrs 2 check if there is any amount of gas migration & pressure build up. pic.twitter.com/y1t2bnzGB4
— Oil India Limited (@OilIndiaLimited) November 15, 2020
The fire had continued unabated for weeks in the gas well situated in Tinsukia district before it was tamed by the company with the help of foreign experts.
P Chandrasekhar director of Exploration and Development, P K Goswami director of Operations and D K Das, Resident Chief Executive visited the Baghjan well site and had detailed discussions with the Experts from Alert and OIL team.
