Shahbazpur Gas Field
Shahbazpur Gas Field (Bengali: শাহবাজপুর গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Bhola District of Bangladesh. It is controlled by Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX).[1]
Shahbazpur Gas Field | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Bhola District |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Operator | Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) |
Partner | Gazprom |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1994 |
Start of production | 1995 |
Peak of production | 1 TCF |
Production | |
Current production of gas | 40×10 6 cu ft/d (1.1×10 6 m3/d) |
Geology
Shahbazpur gas field is located in Shahbazpur area of Borhanganj union of Borhanuddin Upazila. BAPEX, the state-owned company discovered it in 1995.[1] It is about 32 km north of the Bhola North-1 Gas Field.[2][3]
Shahbazpur gas field is in the Bengal basin area. The geological name of the ground structure is called 'stratigraphic Structure'.[4] Other gas fields in the country have been discovered in the Surma Basin, that is called 'anti-cline structures.[5]
Discovery
According to the report of the Geology and Geophysics Limited, the availability of gas in Bhola was first known in 1952.[6] Later, Pakistan Shell Oil Company Conducted a Single 2D Seismic surveys. After the independence of Bangladesh, a real seismic survey of the face-2 was conducted between 1974–75. According to BAPEX source, the Shahbazpur gas field was found by a two-dimensional seismic survey in Bhola in 1986.[3] BOGMC conducted a seismic survey in Fase-3A in 1987.[6] According to the survey report, the excavation was started at Shahbazpur-1 gas field in 1994.[4]
Based on the gas obtained from the gas field, 35.5 MW rental power plant and a power plant with a capacity of 225 MW have been set up at Bhola's Borhanuddin.[7] Besides, gas is supplied from this gas field to the residential line of Bhola through the Sundarban Gas Company.[8]
See also
References
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