7 Million Cubic Feet of Gas to Enter National Grid Daily from New Well in Noakhali

Gas has been found after drilling the Shahjadpur-Sundalpur-4 appraisal-cum-development well at Baro Charigaon village in Nabipur Union of Senbagh upazila, Noakhali.
A DST (Drill Stem Test) is now underway. The total gas reserve of the well will be confirmed after the test is completed. Initially, it is estimated that the well will supply 7 million cubic feet of gas to the national grid daily.
Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) confirmed the presence of gas in the well on Tuesday afternoon (October 6). Drilling of the well began on July 28.
According to BAPEX sources, the well was drilled to a depth of 1,578 metres using the directional drilling method and the MWD (Measurement While Drilling) method. Gas was found in the zone between 1,420 metres and 1,460 metres.
Md Mozammel Haque, project director of the Shahjadpur-Sundalpur-4 appraisal-cum-development well drilling project, confirmed the discovery.
He said the DST will continue for another two to three days, after which the total gas reserve of the well will be confirmed.