New gas field discovered in Cumilla
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) on Tuesday announced the discovery of a new gas field at Srikail in Cumilla's Muradnagar upazila.
Drilling began at Srikail East-1 gas field, the country's 28th gas field, on October 28 last year.
"After four months, Bapex found a gas layer on Tuesday night," said Mohsinur Rahman, in-charge of the gas field.
Bapex is considering the discovery as a ray of hope amid news that the country's gas reserve is depleting fast, he said.
Bapex, the state-owned gas and oil exploration entity, says it expects to produce 20 million cubic feet per day from the gas field located 3,065 metres below the surface.
An analysis is being conducted to estimate the gas reserve and the pressure of water and gas in the field, Mohsinur said.
The production work will start after a five-day experiment.
Currently, the gas pressure is 2,000 PSI, which is comparatively higher than other gas fields, he added.
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