ONGC Rudrasagar Field - USA experts to reach site by tomorrow evening
An international team of well control experts has been mobilised from the United States of America and is expected to reach the site by the evening of 20 June 2025, to augment the response with specialised expertise.
New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) continues to make concerted efforts to control the gas discharge from Well RDS 147A in Assam. Multiple junk shot operations using different combinations of materials and pressure ranges have been undertaken.
An international team of well control experts has been mobilised from the United States of America and is expected to reach the site by the evening of 20 June 2025, to augment the response with specialised expertise.
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Meanwhile, ONGC has initiated the development of an alternate route to facilitate movement of safe and efficient movement in and out of the well site. Further, bunk houses and non-essential equipment are also being removed from the vicinity.
Water blanketing operations are being maintained round-the-clock as a key safety measure. Preparations for the next phase of well control, including dynamic well killing strategies, are progressing steadily.
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ONGC remains fully committed to ensuring the safety of the local community and the environment, and is working in close coordination with national and international experts to resolve the situation at the earliest.
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