RIL discovers oil in Cambay basin

11 Nov 2009 Evaluate

Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries (RIL) has made its first on-land oil discovery in the Cambay basin, around 130 km from Ahmedabad. Five wells had been drilled in the area, and the fifth well flowed at a rate of 500 barrels of oil per day (bopd).

 

The Cambay basin discovery is expected to open future potential within the block. The petroleum giant was planning to drill four more wells in the basin as part of the minimum work obligation of nine wells. The block, awarded during the fifth round of National Exploration and Licensing Policy, covers 635 sq km.

 

The discovery, named ‘Dhirubhai–43’ has been notified to the government and Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH). The commercial potential of this discovery will be ascertained with more data gathering and analysis.

 

The company owns 100 per cent of the participating interest in the Cambay basin field. The Cambay basin is a narrow and elongated rift, extending from Surat in the south to Sanchor in the north, with predicted resources of 2.05 billion tonnes. In the north, the basin narrows, but tectonically continues beyond Sanchor to pass into the Barmer basin of Rajasthan. On the southern side, the basin merges with the Bombay Offshore Basin in the Arabian Sea. The area of entire basin is about 53,500 sq km.

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