CBM Output from Essar's Raniganj Block at 0.65 mscmd

Essar Oil has achieved production of 0.65 million scm/d from its flagship Raniganj CBM asset in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, the company said in its quarterly result statement.

The gas is being sold to industrial consumers in the catchment area.

Essar Oil is presently India’s largest CBM producer. While 136 wells have been placed on gas production, additional 126 wells have been already drilled and presently are at various stages of the hydrofracking-completion-dewatering cycle for gas ramp up to 1.2 million scmd over the next few months, the company said.

“We envisage the peak production from Raniganj at around 2.5-3 million scmd. We have built a high quality infrastructure including gas conditioning and compression stations, in-field pipelines of over 200 kms and last mile pipeline connectivity network to end users of approx. 60 kms,” Essar Oil said.

The company anticipates completing the development program ahead of the May 2016 deadline as per the contract with the Government of India