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Some 12.5 million cubic feet (mmcf) of gas per day is set to be added to Bangladesh’s national grid on Saturday from Well No. 28 of the Titas Gas Field, operated by Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL).
Officials said four more wells at the Titas and Bakhrabad gas fields could add around 67.5 mmcf of gas to the national grid within the next three to four months.
The additional supply is part of ongoing efforts to increase domestic gas production through the drilling of new wells and development of existing gas fields, in line with the government’s stated commitment to boost supplies from local sources.
BGFCL officials said drilling work is progressing on Titas-28, 29, 30 and 31 and Bakhrabad-11 wells. Once completed, the wells are expected to provide a combined additional supply of around 67.5 mmcf per day.
Mohammad Ashraful Alam, BGFCL general manager (operations), said the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources would inaugurate Titas-28 on Saturday.
The well will be connected to the national grid immediately after the inauguration, he said, adding that increased domestic production would help reduce pressure from import dependence.
AKM Jasim Uddin, project director of the “Drilling of Four Appraisal-cum-Development Wells at Titas and Kamta Fields” project, said drilling of Titas-28 was completed about a month ago.
The well is approximately 13,000 feet deep and will begin production immediately after its inauguration, he said.
He added that drilling of Titas-28, 29, 30 and Kamta-2 began under a project costing around Tk800 crore. Titas-28 will enter production on Saturday, while work on the other wells is being expedited.
Mohammad Mahmudul Nabab, project director of BGFCL’s deep exploration gas well drilling project, said drilling of Titas-31 began on April 19 and has reached a depth of around 4,920 metres.
The target depth is 5,600 metres, with a possible variation of around 100 metres. Due to its depth, drilling and related work are taking longer than usual.
If no geological complications arise, work on Titas-31 is expected to be completed within the next two to three months. The well could supply around 15 mmcf of gas per day if successful.
Nabab said the main drilling work on Titas-29 had already been completed, with logging and other related activities now under way. The well could be ready for production within one to one and a half months and is expected to supply 10–15 mmcf of gas per day.
Work on Titas-30 is also expected to be completed within three to four months, with BGFCL anticipating a daily supply of around 10–15 mmcf from the well.
