Reliance Industries, BP shut down D1/D3 gas field in KG-D6 block
The joint venture (JV) of Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP on Monday said it had completed the cessation of production at D1/D3 fields in the KG-D6 block.
The fields were India’s first deepwater gas field, which started production in April 2009. The fields were expected to cease production in 2015. But the company made specific investments to extend thier lives.
“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,” the company said.
The approved field development plan for Dhirubhai-1 and 3 had envisaged gas production of 80 mmscmd from the third year of commercial production, which was 2012-13.
