Sylhet, Nov. 20 -- New gas reserves have been found by Petrobangla, through a workover of Well No. 1 at the Kailashtila gas field in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet.

The well is expected to supply five million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid, said project director of the Kailashtila-1 workover, Shafiqul Islam.

The Kailashtila gas field, operated by Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL), has nine wells. Gas was first discovered in Well No. 1 in 1961 and production continued - with a brief pause - until 2019.

In 2023, workover operations began on several old wells across the country. Under SGFL, workover activities are underway at 14 wells. Seven of these - including Kailashtila-1 - have already been completed and all seven have yi...