Govt expects 21m cft gas per day from Kailashtila well-8


FE Team | Published: May 24, 2024 22:11:56


Govt expects 21m cft gas per day from Kailashtila well-8

The government expects that natural gas from the Kailashtila gas well-8 will be added to the national grid shortly, reports BSS.
The primary gas reserve at Kailashtila gas well-8 is 25-40 billion cubic feet (cft) at the Horizon-4 layer, which has been added to the reserve. The price of the gas is Tk 16.20 billion (1620 crore).
The government expects that 21 million cubic feet gas per day will be added to the national grid, as the gas field successfully completed digging work.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the gas was found through work over the well. According to ministry information, Sylhet Gas Field started digging the well-8 on January 11, 2024 and dug 3500 metres deep.
The state minister said the government took an initiative to dig and work over different wells and prospective areas in search for mineral resources, epically natural gas.

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