D1/D3 gas field in RIL’s KG-D6 block ceases to produce; field shuts down
NEW DELHI : D1/D3 gas field, India’s first deepwater gas field, ceased to produce on Monday after a USD 1 billion investment and mammoth technological intervention by Reliance Industries and its partner BP Plc of UK extended the life of dwindling fields by four years.
In a late evening statement, Reliance-BP confirmed that it has completed the safe cessation of production in a planned manner from D1/D3 field.
“The RIL-BP joint venture has successfully worked to extend the life of production from the D1/D3 Field which otherwise would have ceased production in 2015 due to issues of reservoir pressure and water ingress. Through innovation and application of ‘first-of-their-kind solutions, the field’s life was extended for almost five years, to February 2020, maximizing the recovery from the field,” it said.
