Assam’s Baghjan gas well fire put out after almost 6 months

The fire at the Oil India Limited (OIL) gas well in Baghjan was extinguished on Sunday, close to six months after the May 27 blowout. A snubbing unit from Canada, which arrived at Baghjan in Tinsukia on November 4 with 59 tonnes of equipment, “killed” the Baghjan well using the “snubbing” technology. The team began the presnubbing activities from November 6, while the actual operation began two days later.