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
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.