PETROTECH 2014

NELP-X oil & gas blocks :

salient features


Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Government of India
1956 to 1991 - National Oil Companies (NOCs) were offered Exploration
Blocks on nomination basis
1991 to 1993 - Three bidding rounds of small and marginal fields
discovered by ONGC and OIL were offered to other companies
1993 to 1995 (Pre-NELP) - Six rounds of bidding to attract private
investment in exploration and development with NOCs as licensee
1997 onwards award of blocks under New Exploration Licensing Policy
(NELP)
1999 - First bidding round & Nine rounds are completed so far
254 blocks awarded & 148 are in operation under NELP
Policy framework for oil & gas blocks
Blocks Awarded- NELP
48
28
24
25
2323
27
24
23
24
21
20
20
20
20
55
52
52
57
45
41
70
36
32
34
33
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
NELP I NELP II NELP III NELP IV NELP V NELP VI NELP VII NELP VIII NELP IX
No. of Bl ocks Offered No. of Bl ocks Bi d For No. of PSCs Si gned
254 PSCs signed till NELP-IX
148 Blocks currently operational
NELP round wise area of awarded Blocks
Round
Area Awarded
(Sq Km)
NELP I 228,472
NELP II 263,050
NELP III 204,588
NELP IV 192,810
NELP V 113,687
NELP VI 306,331
NELP VII 112,988
NELP VIII 52,603
NELP IX 26,428
Total 1,500,957
NELP Blocks Awarded
Companies (Operators) Blocks Awarded
PSU 144
Indian Private Companies 70
Foreign Companies 40
Total 254
Status of Awarded Blocks
Block Status
Active Blocks
Relinquished
Blocks
Total Awarded
Blocks
148 106 254
An area of 1.50 Million Sq. Km awarded (48% of total sedimentary area)
A total of 254 blocks awarded in nine rounds
A total of 346,676 LKM of 2D seismic and 274,178 SKM of 3D
seismic data gathered and 510 exploratory wells drilled
A total of 128 hydrocarbon discoveries (46 oil and 82 gas) made in
42 blocks
In-Place volume accretion of 745 MMT (O + OEG)
Achievements Under NELP

US $ 21.32 Billion invested (US $ 12.51 Billion on exploration and
US $ 8.81 Billion on development)
Government has received US $ 657 Million as Royalty and Profit
Petroleum till 2012-13
India has joined the global deepwater players with first
deepwater oil production in September, 2008
Global perception about Indias hydrocarbon prospectivity is
changing
Achievements Under NELP
Blocks on offer
26 Sedimentary Basins
Total area : 3.14 million Sq Km
Shallow Water
0.4 Million Sq Km
Onland
1.39 Million Sq Km
Deep Water
1.35 Million Sq Km
44%
43%
13%
Indian Sedimentary Basins
Sedimentary Basins Covered
1. Gujarat-Kutch
2. Gujarat-Saurashtra
3. Mumbai
4. Kerala-Konkan
5. Cauvery
6. Krishna-Godavari
7. Mahanadi-NEC
8. Andaman

9. Bengal
10.Himalayan Foreland
(Punjab Plain)
11.Rajasthan
12.Cambay
13.Deccan Synclise


Blocks on offer
Total Area : 166,053 Sq. km
Deepwater : 94,364 Sq. km
Shallow water : 47,745 Sq. km
Onland : 23,944 Sq. km

SL.
NO.
BASIN BLOCK NAME
APPROX.
AREA
(SQ.KM)
MAP
REF. No.
OFFSHORE / STATE
1
Gujarat- Saurashtra
GS-DWN-2014/1 5216 D-1
Western Offshore
2 GS-DWN-2014/2 7641 D-2
3 GS-DWN-2014/3 8241 D-3
4 Mumbai MB-DWN-2014/1 7063 D-4
5 Kerala-Konkan KK-DWN-2014/1 20357 D-5
6 Cauvery CY-DWN-2014/1 10701 D-6
Eastern Offshore

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Krishna-Godavari
KG-DWN-2014/1 5463 D-7
8 KG-DWN-2014/2 1797 D-8
9 KG-DWN-2014/3 3487 D-9
10
Andaman
AN-DWN-2014/1 4014 D-10
11 AN-DWN-2014/2 3518 D-11
12 AN-DWN-2014/3 3524 D-12
13 AN-DWN-2014/4 9145 D-13
14 AN-DWN-2014/5 4197 D-14
Deep Water Blocks
SL.
NO.
BASIN BLOCK NAME
APPROX.
AREA
(SQ.KM)
MAP
REF. No.
OFFSHORE / STATE
1
Gujarat-Kutch
GK-OSN-2014/1 2111 S-1
Western Offshore
2 GK-OSN-2014/2 2062 S-2
3 Gujarat-Saurashtra GS-OSN-2014/1 7398 S-3
4
Mumbai
MB-OSN-2014/1 1803 S-4
5 MB-OSN-2014/2 2075 S-5
6 MB-OSN-2014/3 1887 S-6
7 MB-OSN-2014/4 1309 S-7
8 MB-OSN-2014/5 1476 S-8
9 MB-OSN-2014/6 7332 S-9
10
Kerala-Konkan
KK-OSN-2014/1 2004 S-10
11 KK-OSN-2014/2 1860 S-11
12 KK-OSN-2014/3 1874 S-12
13 Cauvery CY-OSN-2014/1 3678 S-13
Eastern Offshore 14 Krishna Godavari KG-OSN-2014/1 1595 S-14
15 Mahanadi-NEC NEC-OSN-2014/1 9281 S-15
Shallow Water Blocks
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BASIN BLOCK NAME
APPROX.
AREA
(SQ.KM)
MAP
REF. No.
OFFSHORE /
STATE
DISTRICT
1
Bengal
WB-ONN-2014/1 1519 1 WEST BENGAL Alipur, Haora
2 WB-ONN-2014/2 1887 2 WEST BENGAL Alipur, Haora
3
Himalayan Foreland
(Punjab Plain)
PB-ONN-2014/1 4226 3 PUNJAB Jalandhar, Kapurthala
4
Rajasthan
RJ-ONN-2014/1 3523 4 RAJASTHAN Bikaner, Jaisalmer
5 RJ-ONN-2014/2 2538 5 RAJASTHAN Bikaner, Jaisalmer
6 RJ-ONN-2014/3 3646 6 RAJASTHAN Barmer, Jalor
7 RJ-ONN-2014/4 2108 7 RAJASTHAN Barmer, Jalor
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Cambay
CB-ONN-2014/1 217 8 GUJARAT Patan, Meshana
9 CB-ONN-2014/2 173 9 GUJARAT Patan, Meshana
10 CB-ONN-2014/3 114 10 GUJARAT Patan, Meshana
11 CB-ONN-2014/4 94 11 GUJARAT Patan, Meshana
12 CB-ONN-2014/5 158 12 GUJARAT Patan, Meshana
13 CB-ONN-2014/6 151 13 GUJARAT Patan, Meshana
14 CB-ONN-2014/7 182 14 GUJARAT Surat, Nevsari
15 CB-ONN-2014/8 214 15 GUJARAT Surat, Nevsari
16 CB-ONN-2014/9 802 16 GUJARAT Surat, Nevsari
17 Deccan Syneclise DS-ONN-2014/1 2393 17 MAHARASHTRA Nandurbar, Dhule
Onland Blocks
Basin Wise
Blocks
Gujarat Kutch Basin
Basin Type : Pericratonic Rift Basin.
Area : 48000 SQ.KM (200 M ISOBATH)
Sed. Thickness : > 7000 M (Jurassic To Recent)
HC Resources : 590 MMT
Seismic Surveys : 2D : 51,690 LKM & 3D : 14,737 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 42086 LKM
Exploratory Wells : 49
HC Discoveries : Gas and oil shows in Middle Eocene to
Miocene & Cretaceous
Source Rock : Shale, Limestone, Sandstones and Grit
Reservoir Rock : Sandstone and Limestone
Cap Rock : Shale and limestone
Play Types : (i) Structural highs
(ii) Carbonate buildups
(iii) Turbidites and distal fans
(iv) Stratigraphic pinchout
Blocks On Offer : 2 Shallow Offshore
GK-OSN-2014/1 (2111 Sq.km) & GK-OSN-2014/2 (2062 Sq.km)
GK-OSN-2014/1
GK-OSN-2014/2
Gujarat Saurashtra Basin
Basin Type : Pericratonic Rift Basin.
Area : 162,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : > 6000 M (Jurassic To Recent)
HC Resources : 280 MMT
Seismic Surveys : 2D : 44,685 LKM & 3D :18,631 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 70580 LKM
Exploratory Wells : 40
HC Discoveries : Gas and oil shows in Middle Eocene to
Miocene & Cretaceous
Source Rock : Paleocene to Oligocene shales
Reservoir : (i) Cretaceous sandstone
(ii) Eocene-Miocene shelfel
carbonates / reefal build up
(iii) Tertiary deep water sands
(Indus Fan)
Cap Rock : Eocene to Miocene shales
Play Types : (i) Carbonate buildups
(ii) Transpressional rollovers
(iii) Pinchouts and wedgeouts
Blocks On Offer : 3 Deep Water & 1 Shallow Offshore
GS-DWN-2014/1 (5216 Sq.km), GS-DWN-2014/2 (7641 Sq.km), GS-
DWN-2014/3 (8241 Sq.km) & GS-OSN-2014/1 (7398 Sq.km)
GS-DWN-2014/1
GS-DWN-2014/2
GS-DWN-2014/3
GS-OSN-2014/1
Stratigraphic Sequence
AGE
MAX.
THICK
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LITHOLOGY SOURCE RES. SEAL
POST
MIDDLE
MIOCENE
MIOCENE
MIDDLE
EARLY
LATE
EARLY
MIDDLE
LATE
EARLY
OLIGOCENE
EOCENE
PALEOCENE
CREATACEOUS
700
900
450
1500
270
OIL AND
GAS SHOWS
1. TOC - 1- 4.8 %
VR
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- 0.5 - 0.7%
KEROGEN
TYPE - II & III
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SANDSTONE
SHALE / CLAYSTONE
LIMESTONE
DOLOMITE
VOLCANICS
LEGEND
Mumbai Basin
Basin Type : Passive Margin .
Area : 183,500 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : > 7000 M (Paleocene - Recent )
HC Resources : 9190 MMT (upto 200m isobath)
Seismic Surveys : 2D - 276,946 LKM & 3D 66,182 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 198,505 LKM
Exploratory Wells : 822 (Exp.) & 1462 (Dev.)
HC Discoveries : Established petroleum province
Oil & gas fields with a number of oil &
gas fields including two giants viz
Mumbai High Oil Field & Bassein Gas Field
Source Rock : Paleocene to Miocene shales
Shales in fan delta system of Proto-Indus
Reservoir : Eocene to Mid Miocene shelfal limestones
Paleocene sandstones
Neogene fan delta associated sand bodies
Cap Rock : Shales of shelfal depositional system
Play Types : (i) Platform carbonates and reefal build
ups in Eocene to Middle Miocene sequence
(ii) Anticlinal and fault related closures
(iii) Wedgeout against basement highs
(iv) Tilted Fault blocks & unconformity-
related traps
Blocks On Offer : 1 Deep Water & 6 Shallow Offshore
MB-DWN-2014/1 (7063 Sq.km), MB-OSN-2014/1 (1803 Sq.km),
MB-OSN-2014/2 (2075 Sq.km), MB-OSN-2014/3 (1887 Sq.km),
MB-OSN-2014/4 (1309 Sq.km), MB-OSN-2014/5 (1476 Sq.km) &
MB-OSN-2014/6 (7332 Sq.km)
MB-DWN-2014/1
MB-OSN-2014/1
MB-OSN-2014/2
MB-OSN-2014/3
MB-DWN-2014/5
MB-DWN-2014/4
MB-DWN-2014/6
Stratigraphic Sequence
Kerala Konkan Basin
KK-OSN-2014/1
KK-OSN-2014/2
KK-OSN-2014/3
KK-DWN-2014/1
Basin Type : Passive continental margin basin
Area : 580,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : > 5,500 M (Cretaceous To Recent)
HC Resources : 660 MMT (4752 M.bbls)
Seismic Surveys : 2D 156,025 LKM & 3D 13864 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 118,017 STATIONS
Exploratory Wells : 16
HC Discoveries : Gas shows in Miocene carbonates
and sandstones in 3 wells, and in
Cretaceous sandstones in 1 well
Source Rock : Paleocene to Middle Eocene shales
Reservoir : Carbonates in Eocene to Middle
Miocene sequences Sandstones in
Paleocene to Middle Miocene
Cap Rock : Intraformational shales & tight
limestone bands in Eocene to Middle
Miocene sequences
Play Types : (i) Structural highs
(ii) Carbonate buildups
(Iii) Turbidites And Distal Fans
Blocks On Offer : 1 Deep Water & 3 Shallow Offshore
KK-DWN-2014/1 (20357 Sq.km), KK-OSN-2014/1 (2004 Sq.km),
KK-OSN-2014/2 (1860 Sq.km) & KK-OSN-2014/3 (1874 Sq.km)
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RECENT -
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MIOCENE
EOCENE
PALEOCENE
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LITHOLOGY SOURCE RES. SEAL
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1200
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OIL AND
GAS SHOWS
1. TOC - ~1%
VRo - 0.5-1.0%
KEROGEN
Type - I,II & III
2. TOC - 2-10%
VRo - MATURE
KEROGEN
Type - III
3. TOC - 1.8-10%
VRo - 0.5%
KEROGEN
Type - I, II & III
LIMESTONE
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Stratigraphic Sequence
Basin Type : Pericratonic Rift Basin
Area : 25,000 Sq. Km. (ONLAND) &
84,000 Sq.Km. (OFFSHORE)
Sed. Thickness : ~8000 m (Jurassic to Recent)
HC Resources : 700 MMT
Seismic Surveys : ONLAND - 2D : 41,956 LKM & 3D : 10,184 SQ.KM
OFFSHORE - 2D 101,168 LKM &
3D 28,629 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 14,094 Stations (ONLAND) & 32,899 LK (Offshore)
Exploratory Wells : 504 (ONLAND) & 76 (OFFSHORE)
HC Discoveries : ONLAND : Oil Fields -16 & Gas Fields - 10
OFFSHORE : Oil Fields - 02 & Gas Field - 03
Source Rock : Early to Late Cretaceous shales
Reservoir : Early Cretaceous to Oligocene sandstones
Cap Rock : Intra-formational shales
Play Types : (i) Structural and combination traps in Early
Cretaceous to Paleocene sequences
(ii) Stratigraphic traps such as pinch-outs /
wedge-outs and lenticular sand bodies in
Early to Late Cretaceous sequences
Blocks On Offer : 1 Deep Water & 1 Shallow Offshore
CY-DWN-2014/1 (10701 Sq.km) & CY-OSN-2014/1 (3678 Sq.km)
Cauvery Basin
CY-DWN-2014/1
CY-OSN-2014/1
Stratigraphic Sequence & Petroleum Systems
AGE
POST
BURDIGALIAN
LITHO.
SOURCE RES. SEAL
OIL &
GAS
SHOWS
1. TOC : 1 - 3.0 %
VRo : 0.6 1.13 %
KEROGEN
TYPE : II & III
GR. FORMATION
BURDIGALIAN
AQUITANIAN
CHATTIAN
RUPELIAN
PRIABONIAN
BARTONIAN
LUTETIAN
YPRESIAN
THANETIAN
DANIAN
MAASTRICHTIAN
CHMPANIAN
SANTONIAN
CONIACIAN
TURONIAN
CENOMANIAN
ALBIAN
PRE-ALBIAN
ARCHAEAN
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ANDIMADAM FM.
PALK BAY
FORMATION
SATTAPADI FM.
BHUVANAGIRI FM.
KUDAVASAL SHALE
BASEMENT
NANNILAM FM.
PORTO-NOVO SHALE
KAMALAPURAM FM.
KARAIKAL SHALE
PANDANALLUR FM.
TIRUPUNDI FORMATION
NIRAVI SANDSTONE
SHIYALI
CLAYSTONE
TTP
SST.
MADANAM LIMESTONE
VANJIYUR
CUDDALORE FM. TITTACHERI FM.
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Basin Type : Pericratonic rift basin
Area : 288,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : ~ 7 KM (Paleozoic - Recent )
HC Resources : 1130 MMT (8.136 B. bbls)
Seismic Surveys : ONLAND - 2D 38,909 LKM & 3D 7355 Sq.km
Offshore - 2D 113,802 LKM & 3D 73,823 Sq.km
GM Surveys : Entire Area
Exploratory Wells : 442 (ONLAND) & 280 (OFFSHORE)
HC Discoveries : Basin with several oil & gas fields
Source Rock : Shales in Permian, Cretaceous &
Paleocene - Eocene sequences
Reservoir : Permian to Triassic sandstones
Cretaceous to Paleocene sandstones
Eocene limestones & sandstones
Miocene to Pliocene sandstones
Cap Rock : Intraformational shales
Play Types : (i) Structural highs / Fault Closures
(ii) Unconformity related traps, Wedgeouts
(iii) Channel-Levee systems
(iv) Fans,Turbidites
Blocks On Offer : 3 Deep Water & 1 Shallow Offshore
KG-DWN-2014/1 (5463 Sq.km), KG-DWN-2014/2 (1797 Sq.km)
KG-DWN-2014/3 (3487 Sq.km) & KG-OSN-2014/1 (1595 Sq.km)

Krishna-Godavari Basin
KG-OSN-2014/1
KG-DWN-2014/1
KG-DWN-2014/3
KG-DWN-2014/2
TOC - 5 - 9 %
VRo - 0.5 1.0%
KEROGEN TYPE - II & III
TOC - >1 %
VRo - 0.7 - 1.0%
KEROGEN TYPE III
TOC - >1 %
VRo - 0.5 - 0.7%
KEROGEN TYPE - II & III
PLEISTOCENE, PLIOCENE,
UPPER MIOCENE
MIDDLE
LOWER
MIOCENE
UPPER
MIDDLE
LOWER
UPPER
MIDDLE
LOWER
UPPER
MIDDLE
LOWER
UPPER
CRETACEOUS
LOWER
CRETACEOUS
JURASSIC
TRIASSIC
PERMIAN
CARBONIFEROUS
PROTEROZOIC
ARCHEAN
Rajahmundry S.St.
Godavari Clay
Ravva Fm. Narasapur Clay
Nimma-
Kurru
S.St.
Pasarlapudi Fm.
Razole
Formation
Raghavapuram Shale
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Basement
OLIGOCENE
EOCENE
PALEOCENE
Tirupati S.St.
Golapalli S.St.
KNK S.St
GJP Sh.
Kommugudem Fm.
Mandapeta S.St.
AGE
STRATIGRAPHIC UNIT
LANDWARD SEAWARD
SOURCE RES. SEAL OIL & GAS FINDS
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1. TOC - 1.2 - 5%
VRo - 1.4 2.0%
KEROGEN TYPE - III
Stratigraphic Sequence
Basin Type : Rift Basin
Area : 166,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : ~ 5 KM (Cretaceous to Recent )
HC Resources : 145 MMT (1.80 B. bbls)
Seismic Surveys : 2D 67,850 LKM & 3D 61,330 Sq.km
GM Surveys : Entire Area
Exploratory Wells : 58
HC Discoveries : Oil & Gas in Eocene Miocene sequences
Reservoir Rocks : Sandstone reservoir facies .
Source Rocks : Organic matter within Paleogene sequence .
Cap Rocks : Claystones and Shales
Proven & Expected : I) Structural & Fault Related Traps In Syn-rift
Play TypeS Cretaceous sediments ;
ii) Paleocene-Eocene Carbonate Buildups &
Sand Bodies ;
iii) Paleocene to Miocene Wedgeout/Pinchout ;
Iv) Submarine Canyon & Turbidite Fan.
Blocks On Offer : 1 Shallow Water
NEC-OSN-2014/1 (9281 Sq.km)
Mahanadi - NEC Basin
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AGE
THICK
(m)
LITHOLOGY
SOURCE RES. SEAL OIL & GAS
PLEISTOCENE
TO RECENT
PLIOCENE
MIOCENE
OLIGOCENE
EARLY TO MID
EOCENE.
PALAEOCENE
UPPER
CRETACEOUS
EARLY
CRETACEOUS
PRE-CAMBRIAN
200-600
200-700
600-1700
100-200
200-400
50-600
0-500
25-850
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2. TOC : >1.5%
VRo : 0.6 - >1.30%
KEROGEN : II & III
TYPE
TOC : >1.5%
VRo : 0.7 - >1.30%
KEROGEN : II & III
TYPE
REMARKS
(i)
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Oil shows in onland wells
(ii)
2
Huge gas discovery in
offshore area
Stratigraphic Sequence
Basin Type : ISLAND ARC SYSTEM
Area : 660,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : 7 KM (Cretaceous To Recent)
HC Resources : 180 MMT (1.296 B.bbls)
Seismic Surveys : 2D 66,120 LKM & 3D 13,710 SKM
GM Surveys : 25,089 LKM
Exploratory Wells : 22
HC Discoveries : Gas Discovery in Mid. Mio. Limestone
(Well AN-1-1) & Gas Indications from
Early Mio. in Several Wells
Source Rock : Late Cretaceous to Eocene Shales &
limestones
Reservoir : Carbonates in Miocene & Turbidites in
Mio- Pliocene
Cap Rock : Intraformational shales & Tight
Limestone in Neogene
Play Types : (i) Carbonate Buildups
(ii) Anticlinal / Fault closures &structural
inverstion
(iii) Turbidites/fans
(iv) Pinchouts / Wedgeouts
Blocks On Offer : 5 Deep Water
AN-DWN-2014/1 (4014 Sq.km), AN-DWN-2014/2 (3518 Sq.km), AN-DWN-
2014/3 (3524 Sq.km), AN-DWN-2014/4 (9145 Sq.km) &
AN-DWN-2014/5 (4167 Sq.km)
Andaman Basin
AN-DWN-2014/1
AN-DWN-2014/2
AN-DWN-2014/3
AN-DWN-2014/4
AN-DWN-2014/5
SANDSTONE
SHALE
CLAYSTONE
TOC - 2.4 - 5.2%
VRo - 0.5 - 1.3%
KEROGEN III
TYPE
LIMESTONE
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LITHO
LOGY
AGE
PLEISTOCENE
PLIOCENE
TO
MID. MIOCENE
EARLY MIOCENE
OLIGOCENE
EOCENE
CRETACEOUS
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260
452
318
410
1000
370
1450
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THICK.
(m)
PRE-CRETACEOUS
SOURCE RES. SEAL
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INTRUSIVES AT PLACES
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Stratigraphic Sequence
Basin Type : POLYCYCLIC RIFT BASIN
Area : 128,000 Sq.Km
Sed. Thickness : > 9 KM (Paleozoic - Recent )
HC Resources : 190 MMT
Seismic Surveys : 2D - 38,721 LKM & 3D - 5029 Sq.Km
GM Surveys : Entire Area
Exploratory Wells : 31 (ONLAND) & 10 (OFFSHORE)
HC Discoveries : Tested oil in Tertiary reservoirs
Source Rock : Shales in Permo-carboniferrous,
Paleocene,Eocene, Oligocene & Miocene
sequences
Reservoir : Permo-carboniferrous to Miocene
Sandstones
Cap Rock : Intraformational shales
Play Types : (i) Structural highs / Fault Closures
(ii) Unconformity related traps
(iii) Fans / reefal structures/Wedgeouts
Blocks On Offer : 2 Onland
WB-ONN-2014/1 (1519 Sq.km) & WB-ONN-2014/2 (1887 Sq.km)
Bengal Basin
WB-ONN-2014/2
WB-ONN-2014/1
Stratigraphic
Sequence
Basin Type : Foreland basin formed due to crustal
loading
Area : 30,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : 3000 m (Palaeocene to Quaternary-
Recent)
HC Resources : 150 MMT ( 1.080 B.bbls)
Seismic Surveys : 2D 7488 LKM
Refraction : 3510 LKM
Refraction CDP : 2579 LKM
GM Surveys : 30,079 Stations
Aero Magnetic Survey : 45,000 Sq.km
Exploratory Wells : 20
HC Discoveries : Gas in 2 wells
Reservoir ROCKS : Arenaceous and Argillaceous Litho-facies.
Source Rocks : Subathu rocks ; Limestone in Jammu &
Kashmir and Bilaspur
Cap Rocks : Arenaceous and Argillaceous litho-facies
Proven Play Types : Structural and combination type of
Trap ; Tertiary rocks form the prime
target for exploration of hydrocarbon.
Blocks On Offer : 1 Onland
PB-ONN-2014/1 (4226 Sq.km)
Himalayan Foreland Basin
(Punjab Plain)
Seismogeological Section From Zira To MBT.
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UPPER SIVALIK FORMATION
8 MIDDLE SIVALIK FORMATION
7 LOWER SIVALIK FORMATION
6 UPPER DHARMSHALA FORMATION
5
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1
BASALT
SW NE
Rajasthan Basin
Basin Type : Pericratonic Rift Basin.
Area : 126, 000 SQ.KM (200M ISOBATH)
Sed. Thickness : > 7000 M (Cretaceous To Recent)
HC Resources : 760 MMT
Seismic Surveys : 2D 46,146 LKM & 3D 11,357 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 57,062 Stations
Exploratory Wells : 313
HC Discoveries : Basin with several commercial gas
fields & oil discoveries
Source Rock : Cambrian (Bilara Fms) to Cretaceous
(Pariwar, Lr.Goru Fms)
Reservoir : Jurassic (Baisakhi, Bedesir Fms) to Eocene
(Bandah, Khuiala Fms)
Cap Rock : Impervious Shales of age,
Cambrian to Eocene
Play Types : Anticlinal / Fault Closures,
Wedge-outs
Blocks On Offer : 4 Onland
RJ-ONN-2014/1 (3523 Sq.km), RJ-ONN-2014/2 (2538 Sq.km),
RJ-ONN-2014/3 (3646 Sq.km) & RJ-ONN-2014/4 (2108 Sq.km)
RJ-ONN-2014/1
RJ-ONN-2014/2
RJ-ONN-2014/3
RJ-ONN-2014/4
Stratigraphic Sequence - Rajasthan Basin
Basin Type : Intracratonic Rift Basin
Area : 53,500 Sq. Km. (including 6,880 Sq. Km. in the
Gulf of Cambay)
Sed. Thickness : ~7000 m (Paleocene to Recent )
HC Resources : 2050 MMT
Seismic Surveys : 2D 118,643 LKM & 3D 16,288 SQ.KM
GM Surveys : 12,937 STATIONS
Exploratory Wells : > 2681
HC Discoveries : > 114 Oil & Gas Fields (including 2 Giants)
Source Rock : Paleocene to Eocene shales
Reservoir : Sandstones in Eocene to Miocene
Conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones and
weathered trap in Paleocene
Cap Rock : Intraformational shales
Play Types : (i) Structural highs and fault closures in
Paleocene to Miocene sequences
(ii) Stratigraphic traps (pinchouts /
wedgeouts, lenticular sands, oolitic
sands, weathered trap) in Paleocene to
Miocene sequences
Blocks On Offer : 9 Onland
CB-ONN-2014/1 (217 Sq.km), CB-ONN-2014/2 (173 Sq.km), CB-ONN-2014/3 (114 Sq.km),
CB-ONN-2014/4 (94 Sq.km), CB-ONN-2014/5 (158 Sq.km), CB-ONN-2014/6 (151 Sq.km),
CB-ONN-2014/7 (182 Sq.km), CB-ONN-2014/8 (214 Sq.km) & CB-ONN-2014/9 (802 Skm)
Cambay Basin
CB-ONN-2014/1
CB-ONN-2014/2
CB-ONN-2014/3
CB-ONN-2014/4
CB-ONN-2014/5
CB-ONN-2014/6
CB-ONN-2014/7
CB-ONN-2014/8
CB-ONN-2014/9
Stratigraphic Sequence
Basin Type : Intracratonic.
Area : 273,000 SQ.KM
Sed. Thickness : 4500 m (Precambrian to Recent)
Seismic Surveys : 2D : 476 LKM
GM Surveys : 6000 STATIONS
MT Surveys : 600 STATIONS
Exploratory Wells : Nil
Proven & Expected Play Types : Mesozoic sediments about 3
km in thickness ; Gas show in Graben. Presence of C1-C5
hydrocarbons in the adsorbed soil gases in the samples indicate
thermogenic source for HC generation ; Vitrinite reflectance
studies indicate that the shale sequences are within the zone of
hydrocarbon generation .
Blocks On Offer : 1 Onland
DS-ONN-2014/1 (2393 Sq.km)
Deccan Syneclise Basin
Narmada Vindhyan Basin In North
Gondwana Basin Within the Satpura
Graben
Pranhita-Godavari Basin in the East
Kaladgi & Bheema Basin in the South
Tectonic Map
Precambrian to Early Cambrian
rocks, Gondwana and Cretaceous
sediments

BOUNDARY OF BASIN
AXIS OF GRAVITY HIGH
EDGE OF DECCAN TRAP OUTCROP
PANJIM
SHOLAPUR
HYDERABAD
AURANGABAD
SURAT
NAGPUR
JABALPUR VINDHYAN
BASIN
MALWA
RIDGE
KALADGI BASIN
MUMBAI
PUNE
INDORE
BHIMA
BASIN
0 100KM.
The Basin Is Tectonically Stable Since The Last
65 Million Years
There Is Practically No Possibility Of Anything
Lying Below To Escape
Sediment Thickness Of ~ 3kms
Overburden Is Quite Thick And Sufficiently
Stable
Sufficient Probability Of Gas Associated With
Coal To Be Present In Sediments Deposited In
The Lacustrine Environment (Gondwana ?)
Temperature Regime Envisaged Would Suggest
High Probability Of The Presence Of A Gas
Window
Hydrocarbons
ARCHAEAN
PRE-CAMBRIAN DECCAN TRAP
MESOZOIC / GONDWANA
DSS/SEISMIC PROFILE
AJANTA
HOSHANGABAD
SANAWA
AURANGABAD
SHOLAPUR
WARDHA
BIJAPUR
HYDERABAD
NANDER
PUNE
DAMAN
MUMBAI
RATNAGIRI
0 50KM.
BARODA
PULGAON
MAHAN
BROACH