Rashidpur Gas Field (Bengali: রশিদপুর গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Habiganj, Bangladesh. In 1960, Pakistan Shell Oil Company discovered it.[1] In 1975, this gas field came under the control of the Government of Bangladesh.[2] It is one of the sixth gasfields owned and operated by a government company, Sylhet Gas Fields Company Limited.[3][4][5]
| Rashidpur Gas Field | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rashidpur Gas Field | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Habiganj |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 24°17′43″N 91°35′12″E / 24.2952227°N 91.5867289°E |
| Operator | Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) |
| Partner | Gazprom |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1960 |
| Start of production | 1993 |
Geography
editA gas field was discovered for the first time in the hilly area namely Rashidpur of No.7 Bhadeshwar Union in Bahubal Upazila.[6] Rashidpur gas field is located in Rashidpur of Bahubal upazila of Habiganj.[7] It is situated between Moulvibazar and Habiganj in Sylhet division.[8] In the year 1990–91, a well was drilled and two plants were set up.[6] A total of 8 wells have been drilled and linked up to meet the demand of gas by the North-South Pipeline.[9] In 2015, Gazprom was assigned to drill Rashidpur gas fields along with Srikail and Bakhrabad.[10]
Production
editIn 1993, gas was started lifting by the 7 wells of Rashidpur gas field.[11][12] In 2011, BAPEX, the state-owned organization of Bangladesh, conducted a three-dimensional seismic survey, and found the stock of about one trillion cubic feet of gas at the gas field.[13][14] The gas was started lifting experimentally by the No.8 well.[11] According to an estimation of 2015, the reserves of this gas field amounted to 5.2 TCF.[5] It was reported that the production of octane would be produced in 2016.[15] The production of the five wells of the Rashidpur gas field was 60 million cubic feet, but in 2019 it was reduced to 50 million cubic feet.[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ জ্বালানি খাতে দেশীয় প্রতিষ্ঠানের সক্ষমতা বাড়ছে. The Manobkantha (in Bengali). 5 Mar 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ জাতীয় জ্বালানি নিরাপত্তা দিবস আজ [Today is National Energy Security Day]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Rashidpur Gasfield: Drilling of well 5 to take 90 days". The Daily Star. 7 Jan 1999. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ সুনেত্র ও রশিদপুর গ্যাসক্ষেত্র সম্পর্কে পেট্রোবাংলার ব্যাখ্যা. Archived from the original on 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ a b চার গ্যাসক্ষেত্র চায় হ্যালিবার্টন. The Daily Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 16 Mar 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b প্রাকৃতিক সম্পদ. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ দেশের অর্ধেকের বেশি গ্যাস মজুদ হবিগঞ্জে!. The Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). 24 Dec 2019. Retrieved 21 Aug 2019.
- ^ "Rashidpur reserves more gas". bdnews24. 26 Sep 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Node: Rashidpur Gas Field (5588303433)". OpenStreetMap. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Five Gazprom-drilled gas wells require more investments". New Age. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b প্রতিদিন দেড় কোটি ঘনফুট গ্যাস উত্তোলন. dailykalbela (in Bengali). August 3, 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ আগামী মাসেই রশিদপুরের গ্যাস জাতীয় গ্রিডে! (বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন). Priyo.com (in Bengali). 3 Aug 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ তেল-গ্যাস খনিজ সম্পদ ও বিদ্যুৎ-বন্দর রক্ষা জাতীয় কমিটির লংমার্চ. dw.com (in Bengali). 28 Oct 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "'ঢাকা-সুনেত্র' লং মার্চ করবে তেল-গ্যাস রক্ষা কমিটি". bdnews24 (in Bengali). 8 Oct 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ দেশে ৩ বছরের মধ্যে চাহিদার বেশি অকটেন উৎপাদন হবে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 10 Dec 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ গ্যাস উৎপাদন বাড়াতে চায় সরকার, ইওআই আহ্বানের নির্দেশ. sarabangla.net (in Bengali). April 28, 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.