Guaranteed Smooth Gas Supply

    Lapindo Brantas Inc manually shut down the gas well (shut-in) TGA-5 in Kalidawir Village, Tanggulangin District. This is done so that the gas supply to residents can run smoothly by diverting it to TGA-1 and TGA-2 in Kedungbanteng Village, Tanggulangin District. 

    LBI Vice President Operations Harsa Harjana said the shut-in was # done because there was a leak in one of the gas well pipes at TGA-5. The leaky pipe is under the river that flows in Kalidawir Village. 

“The leaky pipe is at the end of the pipe under river water, to be precise at a depth of two meters from the river bed".

    Harsa revealed that the leak that occurred on October 15 was immediately followed up by replacing a new pipe and moving its position over the river. "The leak and shut-in will not affect the gas supply to residents for the household connection gas network program (jargas),". 

The gas network program with the distribution of 3,850 house connections to Tanggulangin residents through the gas channel from Lapindo will continue. The gas supply is guaranteed not to be disrupted because other wells also supply gas needs. "At the time of the leak, we were sending 10 MMcsfd of gas as requested by Pertagas,".

    Kalidawir Village Head M Anas said that his party had coordinated with Lapindo so that there would be immediate handling related to the laying of the gas pipe. "We hope there will be no more leaks," he said. He hopes that the gas supply to the residents' houses will not be choked up. This is because the gas flow is very important for the daily needs of residents.

Radar Sidoarjo, Page-3, Monday, Oct 24, 2016