The second attempt to shut Oil India’s damaged well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 76 days, failed when the iron cable to lift the lid snapped, the PSU said.
India’s harmed well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been heaving gas wildly for 76 days, fizzled on Monday when the iron link to lift the top snapped, the PSU said.
This was the second endeavor in ten days.
The organization said in an explanation that when the victory preventer (BOP) stack arrangement was in progress to embed the studs one of the two bull lines associated with the Athey Wagon, the hardware for battling oil field fire which was lifting it, came out from the attachment because of unreasonable warmth.
“From the security perspective and solidness required for arrangement of the BOP stack on the well head, specialists chose to securely expel the BOP stack from the well head. Activities will continue in the wake of doing vital amendment employments,” it included.
The BOP is an extremely overwhelming metal spread gauging a few tons that is put at the mouth of any gas or oil well to prevent spillage of the fuel from under the ground.
Oil India Ltd (OIL) representative Tridiv Hazarika revealed to PTI that specialists were attempting to put the victory preventer (BOP) at the mouth of the well, which is ablaze since June 9, however the wire snapped because of over the top warmth.
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