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    DIVISIONS OF BAPEX


    Drilling Operation Division
     

    Main Objectives:

    • Drilling of Exploration & Development Cum Appraisal Wells.

    • Work-over, Completion & Re-completion of existing wells of State owned Gas Fields Co.

    • Specialized Support Services.

    Exploration Well Drilling

    At the end of  the year of 1964 its predecessor named Drilling Division of OGDC started drilling of Jaldi-1 situated at Chittagonj district with USSR drilling rig. Depth of the well was 2300m. The well found dry. OGDC Drilling Division discovered first gas well at Semutang #1 in the year 1969 with a gas reserve of 150 Billion CFT at Chittagonj district. It was the 3rd exploration well drilled by Drilling Division. Drilling Division continued its activities under and OGDC, PETROANGLA, BAPEX from 1964 to till 2004. Drilling operation division under OGDC, PETROANGLA & BAPEX drilled total 16 wells of different depths. 8 Gas field has been discovered out of the total 16 exploratory well drilled. The deepest well drilled by this division in the year 1988 was Fenchugonj # 2 with a gas discovery of 283 BCF. It was the deepest well of the then South East Asia Region. The depth of the well was 4977m..  

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