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Table 7.6 CBM Production Projection

Projection (MMSCM)
Sl No Block 25-26 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30

1 SOHAGPUR WEST 366.0 337.0 300.0 275.0 284.0
2 RANIGANJ EAST 406.0 507.5 487.1 493.0 564.4
3 RANIGANJ SOUTH 94.0 264.0 270.0 285.0 324.0
4 Bokaro 87.0 184.0 297.0 315.0 409.9

5 JHARIA 48.0 64.0 120.0 118.0 162.3
6 SOHAGPUR EAST 0.0 4.0 65.0 146.0 213.7
7 NK-CBM-2001/1 3.0 126.6 185.8 189.7 230.5
8 Raniganj North 0.0 37.0 125.0 120.0 177.0
Total 1004 1524 1850 1942 2366
MMSCMD 2.75 4.18 5.07 5.32 6.48

7.3.2 Shale gas 4 basins; Assam, Krishna Godavari, Cauvery &
Cambay were identified by ONGC, and 6 blocks
• Governing Policies: in 2 basins; Jaisalmer and Assam were identified

1. In order to understand the prospectivity by OIL in the Phase-I of exploration which ended
and untap the Shale Gas and Oil resource in April-2017.
potential in India, GoI announced a Shale Basin-wise work carried out by ONGC in its
gas and Oil exploration policy on 14th nomination areas is as below:
October 2013 for the National Oil Companies
(NOCs), ONGC, and OIL. The companies Table 7.7 Basin-wise ONGC work in Shale Gas
were required to carry out exploration in
their PML areas. Basin Phase-I Blocks Actual

2. In 2018, the Government of India notified Blocks Taken up Wells
a Policy framework for Exploration for Drilling Drilled
and Exploitation of Unconventional Cambay 28 16 17
hydrocarbons in existing acreages under
existing Production Sharing Contracts (PSC), KG 10 6 8
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Contracts and
Nomination fields. Cauvery 9 1 3
Assam 3 2 2
3. In Oct 2018, a policy framework to promote
and incentivize Enhanced Recovery Methods Total 50 25 30
for Oil and Gas was notified by the Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government Basin-wise work carried out by OIL in its
of India. Under this policy, fiscal incentives nomination areas is as below:
are provided from the first day of the entire
production from future discoveries of Table 7.8 Basin-wise OIL work in Shale Gas
unconventional hydrocarbons (Shale Gas/
Oil and Gas Hydrate). Operators employing Basin Phase-I Blocks Actual
enhanced recovery techniques for shale gas Blocks Taken up Wells
extraction are offered reduced royalty rates for Drilling Drilled
and various tax benefits. These incentives are
designed to make the deployment of such Jaisalmer 1 1 1
technologies more economically attractive. Assam 5 0 3
• Shale gas exploration in Country Total 6 1 4

Under the Shale Gas Policy - 2013, 50 blocks in