Petroleum exploration in Dailekh progresses; merely 70 meters of drilling left

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DAILEKH, DECEMBER 26: The exploration of petroleum products in the Jaljale area of Bhairabi Rural Municipality-1, Dailekh district, has reached its final stage. As of Wednesday, 3,930 meters of drilling work has been completed, leaving only 70 meters remaining, according to the Department of Mines and Geology.

Drilling for petroleum and natural gas began on May 10, with the goal of completing the work in the current month. Ganesh Nath Tripathi, Chief of the Department's Petroleum Project, stated that the drilling is progressing ahead of schedule. In the first phase, the Chinese technical team successfully completed seismic, geological, magnetotelluric, and geochemical sampling surveys within the planned timeline. The ongoing drilling work is also expected to finish earlier than anticipated.

The project, implemented with a grant of Rs 2.5 billion from the Chinese government, has acquired 45 ropanis of land for drilling at Jaljale. A team of 80 personnel, comprising Chinese and Nepali experts, is engaged in the excavation efforts. The initiative is being jointly executed by the Department of Mines and Geology, China Geological Survey, and Cibu Drilling Engineering Company.