Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Fire Finally Doused After 172 Days Of Continuous Blowout
The fire at Oil India Limited OIL gas well in Baghjan has finally been put off on Sunday after almost six months of the continuous blaze. The oil well caught fire in June after an accident in late May. The fire was extinguished by a team of experts from Canada who reached the site on November 4 using a technique called snubbing.
The fire at Oil India Limited (OIL) gas well in Baghjan has finally been put off on Sunday after almost six months of the continuous blaze.
The oil well caught fire in June after an accident in late May.
The fire was extinguished by a team of experts from Canada who reached the site on November 4, using a technique called snubbing.
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¡°The well has been killed with brine solution and is under control now. The fire has been doused completely,¡± OIL spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika said in a statement on Sunday.
¡°There is no pressure in the well now and the same will be observed for 24 hours to check if there is any amount of gas migration and pressure build-up. The further operation to abandon the well is in progress,¡± he added.
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The gas well in Assam's Tinsukia district had an uncontrolled release of gas during a workover operation on May 27. It caught fire on June 9 killing two firefighters.
