Oil India Limited (OIL) brought a sophisticated snubbing unit from Canada to douse the fire at the Baghjan natural gas well in Assam’s Tinsukia district, that continues to rage on for nearly four months now.
OIL spokesperson, Tridiv Hazarika said on Thursday that the snubbing unit from Calgary, Canada reached Baghjan on Wednesday and the process to place the snubbing unit was underway.
“It is expected that after completion of all necessary pre-operation activities, the well killing operation by the snubbing unit will commence within the next couple of days. Meanwhile, the flow of gas from the well to nearby Early Production Setup (EPS) at Baghjan is being maintained with all operating parameters within desired level and safety measures in place,” he said.
