New gas reserve has been found in another well in Sylhet Gas Field, Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) Mizanur Rahman said on Tuesday.

He said the new gas was found at the Well No. 7 of the gas field after completion of the drilling.

He said the field is expected to produce 7-8 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD). “The new gas was discovered at a depth of 1,200 meters in the well.”

He also noted that on August 14, gas was found from a similar structure of the well at the depth 2010 meters from which primarily 6 to 7 MMCFD is being produced.

“Now the new gas is an addition to the previous one, “ he said adding, “We hope that new gas will be possible to add to the national grid shortly.”

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

Earlier, on May 24 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 January 27, 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.