Archive · 13 Jun 2025
ONGC Assam Well Blowout Continues, Investigation Underway
Imagine a pipe deep underground that starts spewing out gas suddenly.
That's what happened at an oil well in Assam, India.
Workers were doing some work on the well when gas escaped uncontrollably.
The company is working to stop the gas, and officials are looking into why this happened.
People in the nearby area left their homes for safety reasons.
It's similar to a past accident involving a gas leak.
A blowout at an ONGC crude well in Assam's Sivasagar district resulted in uncontrolled gas flow.
The incident occurred at well RDS 147 in the Rudrasagar oil field, operated by SK Petro Services.
A perforation job was underway for zone transfer when the blowout happened.
ONGC initiated a probe to determine the cause; emergency services were deployed.
Local residents temporarily left their homes due to safety concerns.
- Who
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), operated by SK Petro Services.
- What
- Uncontrolled gas flow from an ONGC crude well following a blowout.
- When
- Thursday, June 12th (implied), continuing on Friday, June 13th.
- Where
- Rudrasagar oil field, Sivasagar district, Assam, India, at well RDS 147.
- Why
- Gas started flowing uncontrollably immediately after a perforation job during zone transfer.
Residents
ONGC
Safety concerns
Residents
Fear of blast.
ONGC
N/A
- Location
- Sivasagar district, Assam, India
- Well
- RDS 147
- Operator
- SK Petro Services
- Owner
- ONGC
- Incident Type
- Blowout
- Status
- Uncontrolled gas flow
