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Assam Gas Well "Killed", Fire Doused Completely After Over 5 Months: Official
The damaged gas well at Baghjan in Assam was successfully "killed" and the blaze was fully doused on Sunday after over five months of a blowout, Oil India said.
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Snubbing Technique Unit From Canada To Control Assam's Baghjan Blowout: Oil India
Oil India Limited (OIL) on Monday said that the new technique - snubbing technique unit is being brought from Canada's Alberta to control Assam's Baghjan oil well blowout.
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Locals Block Road To Assam's Oil Well Blowout Site Over Compensation Delay
Locals in Baghjan in Assam's Tinsukia district today blocked the road leading to the gas well of Oil India Limited which had suffered a blowout on May 27 and subsequently caught fire on June 9.
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Engineer Dies Of Electrocution At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Site
An engineer of PSU major Oil India lost his life due to high voltage electric shock on Wednesday when he was working at the company's damaged gas well in Baghjan in Assam's Tinsukia district, officials said.
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Fire At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well May Continue For 2 More Months: Minister
The Assam government has said two more months are likely to be taken by the experts to douse the fire at Oil India's damaged gas well at Baghjan, where the gas is flowing uncontrollably for the past 99 days.
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Oil India To Start Production At Assam Blowout Site, Protest Continues
Public sector giant Oil India Ltd has decided to restart production using "modern technology" at the site of an oil blowout in Assam's Baghjan. "Our experts and engineers are working to carry out production from the blowout Baghjan oil well using modern technology and within four days they will start the work. It will solve the sound problem as wel...
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Well-Killing Operation To Douse Fire At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Fails
The final operation of well-killing to douse the fire at the damaged gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam failed today due to "technical reasons, officials said.
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Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Capped 81 Days After Blow Out; Well-Killing Op On
After two failed attempts to shut Oil India's damaged gas well No.5 at Baghjan, the Blow Out Preventive (BOP) valve has been installed, successfully ending the capping operation. The well-killing work - a risky operation that involves placing a column of very dense fluid(s) into a wellbore to prevent the flow of gas - will begin today.
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Preparation On To Cap Assam Oil Well Spewing Gas For 78 Days: Report
Preparations are on to cap the damaged OIL well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 78 days, the PSU said.
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Second Attempt To Cap Assam Oil Well Fails In 10 Days
The second attempt to shut Oil India's damaged well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 76 days, failed on Monday when the iron cable to lift the lid snapped, the PSU said.
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Fire At Assam Oil Well Not Spreading, Says District Administration
The district administration of Tinsukia in Assam on Sunday denied reports that the blaze in Baghjan gas well has spread to other areas, and said that a fire in a farmland, about two km away from the Oil India Limited's site, was caused by burning of bushes.
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Attempt To Cap Assam Oil Well Fails, Reasons Being Examined
An attempt to cap OIL's damaged gas well at Baghjan in Assam which has been spewing gas for 66 days failed on Friday when the wagon used to put a lid on its mouth gave in and toppled over, the company said.
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New Blaze At Assam Oil Well On Fire For A Month, 3 Foreign Experts Hurt
A new fire broke out on Wednesday at Assam's Oil India Limited well, which has been on fire for over a month, injuring three foreign experts working at the site to put off the blaze. The entire area has been cordoned off.
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Debris Cleared At Assam Oil Blowout Site, Work On Controlling Fire Next
About 45 days since a damaged gas well blew out in Assam's Baghjan area, the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) said it was confident of beginning the "main works" for controlling the fire in the next few days.
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Operations Suspended At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Fire Site Due To Flood
All ongoing works to douse a blaze at a damaged gas well in Assam's Baghjan have been suspended with floodwaters inundating the site and submerging the pumps installed to put out the fire, PSU major Oil India Limited (OIL) said on Saturday.
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Assam Gas Well "Killed", Fire Doused Completely After Over 5 Months: Official
The damaged gas well at Baghjan in Assam was successfully "killed" and the blaze was fully doused on Sunday after over five months of a blowout, Oil India said.
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Snubbing Technique Unit From Canada To Control Assam's Baghjan Blowout: Oil India
Oil India Limited (OIL) on Monday said that the new technique - snubbing technique unit is being brought from Canada's Alberta to control Assam's Baghjan oil well blowout.
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Locals Block Road To Assam's Oil Well Blowout Site Over Compensation Delay
Locals in Baghjan in Assam's Tinsukia district today blocked the road leading to the gas well of Oil India Limited which had suffered a blowout on May 27 and subsequently caught fire on June 9.
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Engineer Dies Of Electrocution At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Site
An engineer of PSU major Oil India lost his life due to high voltage electric shock on Wednesday when he was working at the company's damaged gas well in Baghjan in Assam's Tinsukia district, officials said.
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Fire At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well May Continue For 2 More Months: Minister
The Assam government has said two more months are likely to be taken by the experts to douse the fire at Oil India's damaged gas well at Baghjan, where the gas is flowing uncontrollably for the past 99 days.
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Oil India To Start Production At Assam Blowout Site, Protest Continues
Public sector giant Oil India Ltd has decided to restart production using "modern technology" at the site of an oil blowout in Assam's Baghjan. "Our experts and engineers are working to carry out production from the blowout Baghjan oil well using modern technology and within four days they will start the work. It will solve the sound problem as wel...
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Well-Killing Operation To Douse Fire At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Fails
The final operation of well-killing to douse the fire at the damaged gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam failed today due to "technical reasons, officials said.
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Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Capped 81 Days After Blow Out; Well-Killing Op On
After two failed attempts to shut Oil India's damaged gas well No.5 at Baghjan, the Blow Out Preventive (BOP) valve has been installed, successfully ending the capping operation. The well-killing work - a risky operation that involves placing a column of very dense fluid(s) into a wellbore to prevent the flow of gas - will begin today.
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Preparation On To Cap Assam Oil Well Spewing Gas For 78 Days: Report
Preparations are on to cap the damaged OIL well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 78 days, the PSU said.
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Second Attempt To Cap Assam Oil Well Fails In 10 Days
The second attempt to shut Oil India's damaged well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 76 days, failed on Monday when the iron cable to lift the lid snapped, the PSU said.
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Fire At Assam Oil Well Not Spreading, Says District Administration
The district administration of Tinsukia in Assam on Sunday denied reports that the blaze in Baghjan gas well has spread to other areas, and said that a fire in a farmland, about two km away from the Oil India Limited's site, was caused by burning of bushes.
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Attempt To Cap Assam Oil Well Fails, Reasons Being Examined
An attempt to cap OIL's damaged gas well at Baghjan in Assam which has been spewing gas for 66 days failed on Friday when the wagon used to put a lid on its mouth gave in and toppled over, the company said.
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New Blaze At Assam Oil Well On Fire For A Month, 3 Foreign Experts Hurt
A new fire broke out on Wednesday at Assam's Oil India Limited well, which has been on fire for over a month, injuring three foreign experts working at the site to put off the blaze. The entire area has been cordoned off.
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Debris Cleared At Assam Oil Blowout Site, Work On Controlling Fire Next
About 45 days since a damaged gas well blew out in Assam's Baghjan area, the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) said it was confident of beginning the "main works" for controlling the fire in the next few days.
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Operations Suspended At Assam's Baghjan Gas Well Fire Site Due To Flood
All ongoing works to douse a blaze at a damaged gas well in Assam's Baghjan have been suspended with floodwaters inundating the site and submerging the pumps installed to put out the fire, PSU major Oil India Limited (OIL) said on Saturday.
