It is controlled by Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX).

[4] Other gas fields in the country have been discovered in the Surma Basin, that is called 'anti-cline structures.

[6] Later, Pakistan Shell Oil Company Conducted a Single 2D Seismic surveys.

According to BAPEX source, the Shahbazpur gas field was found by a two-dimensional seismic survey in Bhola in 1986.

[4] Based on the gas obtained from the gas field, 35.5 MW rental power plant and a power plant with a capacity of 225 MW have been set up at Bhola's Borhanuddin.