The expert teams who are working at Baghjan oil well to douse the flame at oil well no 5 of Oil India Limited in Tinsukia district are preparing for the final round-up for well-capping. A Blow Out Preventer (BOP) has been kept ready for installation at the oil well site.
The BOP will control the flame and gas emission from the blow out site. Experts expected that the well-capping operation will come to an end by Saturday (July 25).
The pressure of the flame and gas will be controlled with the BOP following which the work on capping of the well will be carried out.
Meanwhile, Oil India Limited stated, "The team could successfully complete more than 70% of retrieval job of 7 1/16" tubing spool and for the remaining work had commenced since Thursday morning. The 3 experts from Alert suffered minor burn injuries during removal of the spool".
Oil further said, "The 3 experts were provided immediate medical attention by doctors at well site & later on they were taken to the burn unit section of Astha Nursing Home at Dibrugarh. They have been released after dressing of the burn injuries".
