| Shahbazpur Gas Field | |
|---|---|
  Location of Shahbazpur Gas Field | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Bhola District |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 22°27′54″N90°45′18″E / 22.465°N 90.755°E /22.465; 90.755 |
| Operator | Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) |
| Partner | Gazprom |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1994 |
| Start of production | 1995 |
| Peak of production | 1 TCF |
| Production | |
| Current production of gas | 40×10 |
Shahbazpur Gas Field (Bengali:শাহবাজপুর গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located inBhola District ofBangladesh. It is controlled by Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX).[1]
Shahbazpur gas field is located in Shahbazpur area of Borhanganj union ofBorhanuddin Upazila. BAPEX, the state-owned company discovered it in 1995.[1] It is about 32 km north of theBhola North-1 Gas Field.[2][3]
Shahbazpur gas field is in theBengal basin area. The geological name of the ground structure is called 'stratigraphic Structure'.[4] Other gas fields in the country have been discovered in theSurma Basin, that is called 'anti-cline structures.[5]
According to the report of theGeology and Geophysics Limited, the availability of gas in Bhola was first known in 1952.[6] Later,PakistanShell Oil Company Conducted a Single 2D Seismic surveys. After theindependence of Bangladesh, a real seismic survey of the face-2 was conducted between 1974 and 1975. According to BAPEX source, the Shahbazpur gas field was found by a two-dimensional seismic survey in Bhola in 1986.[3]BOGMC conducted a seismic survey in Fase-3A in 1987.[6] According to the survey report, the excavation was started at Shahbazpur-1 gas field in 1994.[4]
Based on the gas obtained from the gas field,35.5 MW rental power plant and a power plant with acapacity of 225 MW have been set up at Bhola's Borhanuddin.[7] Besides, gas is supplied from this gas field to the residential line of Bhola through theSundarban Gas Company.[8]
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