Habiganj Gas Field

Coordinates: 24°08′N 91°13′E / 24.14°N 91.22°E

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Habiganj Gas Field
Location of Habiganj Gas Field
Country	Bangladesh
Region	Habiganj
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Coordinates	24°08′N 91°13′E / 24.14°N 91.22°E / 24.14; 91.22
Operator	Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited
Field history
Discovery	1963

Habiganj Gas Field (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Habiganj district of Bangladesh.^[1] It is controlled by Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited.^[2]

Location

Habiganj gas field is located in Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj district, Sylhet division,^[1] which is about 100 km northeast of 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 in a vertical way, 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] At present, the gas field has only 345.5 billion cubic feet of gas remaining.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited". Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ বাংলাদেশ গ্যাস ফিল্ডস্ কোং লি:, ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া : এক নজরে. Department of Ministry, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 21 Aug 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Habiganj Field". Bangladesh Gas Fields Co. Ltd., Brahmanbaria. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bodrul Imam (2012). "Natural gas". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ডের কূপসমূহ। (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^ হবিগঞ্জ গ্যাস ফিল্ডে নিরাপত্তা জোরদার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 Nov 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ ২০ বছরের মধ্যেই গ্যাস-সংকটের শঙ্কা. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

Natural gas fields in Bangladesh

v t e Habiganj District
Capital: Habiganj
Upazilas	Ajmiriganj Baniachong Bahubal Chunarughat Habiganj Sadar Lakhai Madhabpur Nabiganj
Constituencies	Habiganj-1 Habiganj-2 Habiganj-3 Habiganj-4
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Rivers	Barak Khowai Kushiyara Piyain Surma
Educational institutions	Brindaban Government College Sheikh Hasina Medical College
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Transport	Kalni Express Parabat Express

v t e Articles related to Sylhet Division
Capital: Sylhet
Administrative areas	Districts Habiganj Karimganj Moulvibazar Sunamganj Sylhet Upazilas Constituencies
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Rivers	Barak Khowai Kushiyara Makunda Manu Piyain Sonai Surma
Culture	Dhamail Ghatu Manipuri dance Sylheti literature Baul music Kemusas Puthi Srihatta Literary Society Sylhet Gitika Sylheti Nagri World Sylhet Convention
Education	AIBA Govt. Alia Madrasah Leading University Metropolitan University North East University SUST Sylhet International University Sylhet Agricultural University medical colleges Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
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Transport	Assam Bengal Railway Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line Badarpur Junction Cherra Companyganj State Railways Dullabcherra Kalni Express Karimganj Junction Keane Bridge Mahisasan N2 Osmani International Airport Parabat Express Patharkandi Ratabari Shamshernagar Airport Sylhet railway station Sylhet bus terminal
Organisations	Sylhet City Corporation Sylhet Metropolitan Police Greater Sylhet Development and Welfare Council in UK
History	Samatata Kamarupa Jaintia Kingdom Gour Kingdom Laur Kingdom Taraf Kingdom Pratapgarh Kingdom Conquest of Sylhet Usmangarh Mughal Empire Bengal Subah Company Raj Muharram Rebellion Revolt of Radharam British Raj Earthquake of 1869 Earthquake of 1897 Sylhet referendum Partition of India East Bengal East Pakistan Nankar Rebellion Bangladesh Liberation War Naria massacre Galimpur massacre Burunga massacre Adityapur massacre Battle of Gazipur Battle of Sylhet Dargah bombing South Surma bombings Kulaura train accident
Others	Sylheti List of people from Sylhet Sylheti language British Bangladeshi

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