The equipment is being prepared on the site of the OIL well in Baghjan.
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The equipment and accessories necessary for the sinking operation at the OIL well site in Baghjan, which has been spitting oil for 162 days, have been brought in from Canada and are being put in place, sources said Thursday. of the major oil company.
The snub unit for the well destruction operation, brought from Calgary to Canada, reached the site of the well in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Wednesday evening, according to an OIL statement.
It is expected that the operation will begin in the next few days after the completion of all necessary preoperative activities, he said.
Meanwhile, the flow of gas from the well to the nearby Early Production Facility (EPS) in Baghjan is being maintained with all operating parameters at the desired level and with safety measures in place, the statement said.
He said the final assessment report of affected families by the deputy commissioner’s office, Tinsukia and directives from the National Green Court have not yet been received.
OIL on the basis of NGT’s interim recommendations and discussions with the district administration released Rs 36.90 crore as compensation to those affected, which includes interim relief of Rs 10.93 crore to 3,000 families who were remained in the relief camps.
In addition, an amount of Rs 25 lakh each was paid to the 12 families whose houses were damaged the most and Rs 10 lakh to each of the 57 families whose houses were also damaged in the fire. 561 other families whose houses or standing crops and horticulture were partially damaged received Rs 2.5 lakh each.
OIL has deposited all compensation and relief amounts as mandated by the government / statutory authorities, the statement said.
The oil PSU following discussions with the deputy commissioner of Tinsukia has agreed to release Rs 50,000 to 1289 families each month to cover their living expenses until the well is under control.
A total of 46,786 metric tons of crude oil and 124.15 million metric tons. cubic meters of natural gas have been lost to date as a result of protests, blockades, bandhs in and around the Baghjan region since May 27, the statement said.
Baghjan’s number 5 well has been spitting gas uncontrollably since May 27. It caught fire on June 9, killing two of the OIL firefighters at the site. On September 9, a 25-year-old electrical engineer from OIL lost his life to a high-voltage electric shock while working at the well site.
On July 22, three foreign experts from a Singaporean company asked to help OIL and ONGC experts extinguish the blaze, were burned as they removed a coil from the wellhead.
