Assam gas well fire likely to be doused this week, technical glitches delayed ops: OIL
The fire at an Oil India Limited’s (OIL) natural gas well in Assam’s Tinsukia district – that began to blaze two months ago – is likely to be plugged this week, a company spokesperson said on Monday.
The natural gas well located at Baghjan in Tinsukia district witnessed a blow out – an uncontrolled release of gas or oil – during a work over operation to locate a new gas reservoir on May 27.
On June 9, the well caught fire killing two firefighters and displaced thousands of residents from nearby areas. Since then, the fire continues to blaze with OIL authorities unable to plug it.
Initially, OIL had said it would take a month to complete the task. Later the deadline was extended to July 7. But floods, which affected work for several days, and technical issues are adding to the delay while thousands of affected residents continue to reside in relief camps.
