About Bakhrabad gas field

Bakhrabad gas field is located at Muradnagar upazila in Comilla. Bakhrabad gas field was discovered by Pakistan Shell Oil Co. Ltd. in 1969. The total recoverable gas reserve of this field, re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit, is 1,387.00 billion cubic feet (BCF). Commercial gas production from this field was started in 1984 and till January 31, 2013 total 736.093 billion cubic feet or 53.07% percent of reserves has been recovered.

Total 8 (eight) wells have been drilled at 2 (two) nearby locations. Of these wells, only one well is vertical while remaining seven wells are of deviated type. After completion of all wells, maximum 210 million cubic feet of gas was produced daily from all wells of this field in 1992. In January 2013, average 30.97 million cubic feet of gas is produced daily from 5 producing wells of this field while production from other 3 wells remain suspended due to water loading in the production string. Produced gas is processed in 4 nos. Solid Desicant Silicagel type gas process plants and supplied to the transmission pipeline of Bakhrabad Gas System Ltd. (BGSL). Present condensate/gas ratio and water/gas ratio of this field are 0.449 and 28.21 bbl/million cubic feet respectively. Condensate produced at Bakhrabad & Meghna gas field of BGFCL and heavy condensate from Salda, Semutung & Fenchuganj gas field of BAPEX and Bangura gas field of TULLOW are fractionated into MS (Petrol) and HSD (Diesel) in the fractionation plant of this field. The products are being sold to Meghna Petroleum Ltd. & Padma Oil Company Ltd.

With a view to increase the sales line pressure of Bakhrabad gas field, M/S. Gas Services International(S) Pte Ltd., Singapore are operating & maintaining Gas Booster compressors at Bakhrabad gas field on rental basis under contract with BGFCL. Sales gas pressure has been increased by the installed Booster Compressors.