Baghjan well sealed after 5 months
The Baghjan gas well, which suffered a blowout on May 27, was finally killed on Sunday afternoon after 172 days, bringing relief to energy major Oil India Limited and local residents.
The well belonging to Oil India was controlled through snubbing, an operation that started on November 9 and involved eight foreign experts and about 60 Oil India personnel.
Snubbing is a process through which pipes are inserted till the bottom of the well and chemical mud is injected through them to kill the well. Snubbing equipment were flown in from Canada to Calcutta last month and they reached Baghjan, about 530km east of Guwahati, on November 4.
