Habiganj gas field is located in Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj district, Sylhet division,[1] which is about 100 km northeast of Dhaka.[3] It covers an area that is 11 km long and 4.5 km wide.[4]
From this gas field, ten wells ranging from a depth of 5,100 feet to 11,500 feet were excavated in a vertical way, and another at a depth of 11,552 feet, excavated in a perpendicular way, of which gas was extracted at different times, which are situated 4,357 to 9,910 feet under the ground.[5]
Stock and extraction
Habiganj is one of the largest gas fields in the country.[4] According to Petrobangla's estimation, the total reserves of gas extracted is 2,787 billion cubic feet (BCF).[3] The gas has been extracted since 1968, but the presence of excessive water had hampered gas production from four Habiganj wells.[3] Currently, an average of 225 million cubic feet of gas is extracted daily.[6] At present, the gas field has only 345.5 billion cubic feet of gas remaining.[7]
