A new gas reserve has been found when conducting maintenance works in an old well in Sylhet Gas Field, Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) Mizanur Rahman said on Tuesday, confirming a second major discovery in the same well since August.

He said the new gas was found at a depth of 1,200 meters in Well No 7 after completion of its drilling process in Sylhet gas field located in Haipur of Jaintiapur upazila, Sylhet.

The field is expected to produce 7-8 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD), and the exact reserve size would be known in a week, Mizanur Rahman told reporters.

He also noted that on 14 August, a new gas reserve was found in the same well at the depth 2,010 metres from which primarily 6-7 MMCFD of gas is being produced.

“The new gas reserve is an addition to the previous one,” he said adding, “we hope that it would be possible to add the new gas to the national grid shortly.”

The BGFL officials said that after the successful drilling of a number of wells, some 60-70 MMCFD gas was obtained which is now being supplied to the national grid.

Earlier, on 24 May of this year, 21 MMCFD gas was found in well No 8 of Kailashtila gas field in Sylhet after drilling to a depth of 3,440 meters in the well.

Before this, on 27 January, a new gas structure was found in well No 2 of Rashidpur under Sylhet gas field which has a reserve of about 157 billion cubic feet (BCF).

The gas fields operated under the SGFL have been supplying more than 100 MMCFD gas to the national grid.

The officials said they have been working to increase the production level to 150 MMCFD by completing a few more projects this year.

If all the work is completed by 2025 as per the time set by the government, it will be possible to add 250 MMCFD gas to the national grid from the fields under the SGFL alone, said a top official.