India’s Hydrocarbon Outlook 2024 62 A Report on Exploration & Production Activities Geological complexities are often coupled with geographical challenges of inaccessible terrains of highlands and tortuous pathways. Attractive policy framework is under deliberation amongst stakeholders with GoI to encourage upstream activities like exploration into deepseated plays (>5,000m) and production from deeper reservoirs (>4,500m). In general, the onland basins have sub-optimal subsurface geoscientific datasets. In spite of GoI’s aggressive push for geophysical surveys, only 45% of onland area could be appraised (0.74 million sq km). Where seismic surveys could not be undertaken, airborne surveys were conducted to fill up seismic data gaps. All statutory clearances like Petroleum Exploration Licence(PEL), Environmental/Forest Clearance and Mining Lease are to be obtained from state administration upon contract signing or approval of GoI. In a recent initiative, composite license-cum-lease and offer of pre-cleared blocks for exploration are at the proposal stage for discussion with GoI. STATE-WISE SEDIMENTARY BASIN OVERLAP AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL ONLAND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL: Source: DGH Internal NOTE: 1. State/UT names and areas are as per July 2013 information web-sourced from India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. This is subject to appropriate authentication by NDR-DGH, for relevant use. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203163229/http://mospi.nic.in/ mospi_new/upload/SYB2013/ch2.html) 2. The total state area adds up to 3,287,263 sq km, which works out to India’s geographical area. 3. The total basin area adds up to 1,636,064 sq km, which works out to India’s onland basin area. 4. The HC (Hydrocarbon) Potential is expressed in MTOE (Thousand Ton Oil Equivalent) and it represents Undiscovered Potential that is geologically risk-weighted. This has been worked out based on basin-level Aerial Yield (HC potential/area), applied to overlapping basin area in the respective State/ UT. This is indicative and may not tally with play-level estimates that are more geological and limited to basins only. 5. Coastal States/ UT including Island Administration may have adjacent offshore regions with HC potential. 6. Sikkim is the only state, where no petroliferous basin is hitherto speculated. State / UT State area (Sq Km) Basin area (Sq Km) Basin to State (%) HC Potential (MTOE) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 8,249 128 2% - ANDHRA PRADESH 162,975 70,388 43% 402,027 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 83,743 7,935 9% 108,480 ASSAM 78,438 59,970 76% 907,678 BIHAR 94,163 49,411 52% 48,292 CHANDIGARH 114 1 1% 1 CHHATTISGARH 135,192 56,106 42% 47,856 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 603 583 97% 55 DELHI 1,484 1,485 100% 601 GOA 3,702 87 2% 1 GUJARAT 196,024 175,509 90% 343,647 HARYANA 44,212 22,014 50% 9,660 HIMACHAL PRADESH 55,673 26,764 48% 22,686 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 55,538 19,973 36% 23,009 JHARKHAND 79,716 3,345 4% 4,154 KARNATAKA 191,791 41,094 21% 6,988 KERALA 38,863 105 0% 328 LADAKH 166,698 17,954 11% 6,172 LAKSHADWEEP 32 30 94% - MADHYA PRADESH 308,252 217,743 71% 555,254 MAHARASHTRA 307,713 262,245 85% 60,039 MANIPUR 22,327 19,051 85% 235,707 MEGHALAYA 22,429 2,668 12% 41,202 MIZORAM 21,081 20,973 99% 259,487 NAGALAND 16,579 15,501 93% 193,557 ODISHA 155,707 24,472 16% 32,653 PUDUCHERRY 479 397 83% 2,202 PUNJAB 50,362 38,840 77% 19,166 RAJASTHAN 342,239 159,950 47% 1,344,637 TAMIL NADU 130,058 34,741 27% 167,338 TELANGANA 112,077 25,639 23% 42,607 TRIPURA 10,491 10,313 98% 127,597 UTTAR PRADESH 240,928 201,391 84% 115,160 UTTARAKHAND 53,483 10,930 20% 9,528 WEST BENGAL 88,752 38,328 43% 205,749 GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVES FOR ONLAND EXPLORATION:
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