Brazilian firm ordered to cap well after gas eruption in Reg 1

The Brazilian firm that was drilling a water well in the vicinity of Kumaka, Region One, has been ordered to cease operations due to the eruption of natural glass.
This is according to the Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Colonel Kester Craig, who noted that the emissions have since stopped.

The well that exploded in Region One

Even though the substance seems to have settled, the Brazilian company which had instructed the drilling of the well has been ordered to cap the orifice, Craig said.
“A cease order has been issued to the drilling company, and it has been advised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seek the proper permissions before recommencing private water well drilling operations.
The company was also ordered to ensure that the failed well sites are properly capped,” the CDC Head explained. A hydrologist from the Hydromet Office has been dispatched to the area to conduct further assessment of the situation.
There are two known cases of natural gas eruptions in Guyana, both occurred in the Diamond/Grove Housing Scheme area of the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). In both situations, the eruption was so extensive that it caused major damage to nearby surroundings.
A coordinating committee that was established to respond to the last eruption at Sixth Street, Diamond had submitted to cabinet a list of recommendations, which included using the natural gas for cooking purposes or to supply the housing scheme with electricity.
“One [recommendation] includes utilising the gas for construction of a gas generator that can provide electricity in the area, or have private investors invest in the gas, and it could be supplied for cooking or other purposes,” the CDC Head had stated in 2018.