The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) who’s the umbrella professional and scientific body of all Geoscientists and Mining Engineers in the Solid Minerals, Oil and Gas, Water and Metallurgical sectors has said a team of professionals from the NMGS have investigated the gas emission and flare encountered during the drilling of a water borehole at Caritas University Amorji Nike, Emene Enugu, comfirming gas reservoir and rule out punctured gas pipe.

The team said after the investigation, they have interacted with the drillers, the members of the community and other stakeholders and also had immediate impression on the geology and geomorphology of the area.

NMGS teams further stressed that their report has been submitted with the following recommendations that; there’s a urgent need to extinguish the flare and save the ecosystem and environment from its negative impact. This they said can be done by injecting a high-density cement slurry or drilling mud be forcefully reinjected into the borehole at high
pressure to snuff off oxygen supply and kill the fire.

Others are drilling a relief well to kill the pressure and kill the flare may not be feasible because the subsurface geology and structure of the area are not understood.

They also recommend Relevant authorities to liaise with experts in the management of blowout and flares in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria on the best method to be deployed in extinguishing the flare and
Maintained that Future deep borehole drilling in areas generally underlain by shales, irrespective of drilling history, should employ rotary drilling method using appropriate drilling mud to limit the effect of blowouts since drilling mud helps maintain pressure balance in wells amongst others recommendations.

The NMGS teams however said If the gas resource in the area is found to be substantial, the federal government and
Enugu State Government should develop a framework to harness the gas resources
to enhance industrialization and job creation for the benefit of the state and the nation as a whole.

Recall that As the foremost professional body in Nigeria with a pool of highly experienced and well-trained professionals, the NMGS has played critical roles
in the development of the natural resources of the country.

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