Well Control Operation: Heat shields installed over BOP stack to protect from excessive heat. Repairing/modification job of damaged casing head housing is in progress. Once the modification arrangement is completed, cement dumping to casing annulus will be carried out. All cementing equipment and material are being mobilised. Kill lines have been made ready for cement ‘pack off’ job. Well killing operations would be attempted once these jobs are completed. All safety precautions are in place and the wellhead, BOP stack, choke manifold & ground x-mas tree are being continuously sprayed with water for cooling purpose. All efforts are being taken to control the well at the earliest.
Relief and Rehabilitation: A total of 2756 number of families have been surveyed for assessment of damage for compensation till 20.08.2020 in Doomdooma and Tinsukia Circle.
Law and Order/Bandhs/Blockades etc.: Oil& Gas Production still continues to be affected due to forceful closure of few Oil & Gas wells connected to Baghjan EPS. Drilling and workover operation also continue to be affected at few of the locations due to forceful closure of operation.
Impact on Oil/Gas Production due to Protests: A total of 32,007 Metric Tonnes of Crude Oil and 74.43 Million Metric St. Cubic Meter of Natural Gas have been lost respectively as a result of protests/blockades/ bandhs in and around Baghjan area since 27th May, 2020 due to the Blowout.
Environmental Impact Assessment: Data collection at site have been completed for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study by various agencies, viz. M/s TERI, M/s ERM, M/s CSIR-NEIST, IIT-Guwahati. Analysis/study on collected data is in progress by respective agencies.OIL’s in-house monitoring of Air quality/Noise level/Gas presence is being continued. Bio remediation activities at affected areas are in progress.
