Lok Sabha Question No. 3271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Petroleum Reserves
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk, Kanakmal Katara

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  December, 2019

## Petroleum Reserves

## †3271.  SHRI RAMESHBHAI  LAVJIBHAI  DHADUK: SHRI KANAKMAL  KATARA:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any new reservoirs of petroleum have been found in Rajasthan and Gujarat during the last five years, if so, the estimated capacity of these reservoirs;
- (b) whether any new petroleum research work is going on in Rajasthan and Gujarat and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether there is any possibility of the discovery of Petroleum and Natural Gas reserve in Kutch region, Porbandar region and in the sea in Gujarat State, if so, the details of further action in this regard?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM& NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)        During  the  period  from  April,  2014  to  November,  2019,  16  hydrocarbon  discoveries under Production Sharing Contract regime and 6 hydrocarbon discoveries under Nomination regime  have  been  notified  in  Gujarat,  out  of  which  13  hydrocarbon  discoveries  having in-place volume of about 12.52 Million Metric Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (MMTOE) are under development  /  production.  Four  hydrocarbon  discoveries  are  under  appraisal  and  05 hydrocarbon discoveries have been relinquished.  In Rajasthan, 13 hydrocarbon discoveries have been notified which are under appraisal.
- (b) Under Discovered Small Field Policy (DSF), 08 contract areas measuring 454.92 sq. km.  in  Gujarat  and  03  contract  areas  measuring  96.70  sq.  km.  in  Rajasthan  have  been awarded  for exploration &  production activities.  Under  Hydrocarbon  Exploration  and Licensing Policy (HELP), 16 exploration blocks measuring 12,191.48 sq. km area in Gujarat and  11  exploration  blocks  measuring  13,536.81  sq.  km.  area  in  Rajasthan  have  been awarded  for  exploration  &  production  activities.    In  Gujarat,  redevelopment  of  various nomination fields is going on.

(c) As per Hydrocarbon Resources Assessment study conducted in 2017, the estimated Hydrocarbon resources in Kutch and Saurashtra region of Gujarat are as under:-

| Basin      |   Prognosticated Resources Total (MMTOE) Onland + Shallow Water+ Deep water |   Discovered Resources (MMTOE) |   Undiscovered Resource (MMTOE) |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Kutch      |                                                                       898.4 |                           71.3 |                           827.1 |
| Saurashtra |                                                                      1325.2 |                           79.2 |                          1246   |

( * Million Metric Tonnes of Oil Equivalent)

Till date, 09 hydrocarbon discoveries have been notified in Kutch and Saurashtra region of  Gujarat.    Under  DSF  Policy,  one  block  has  been  awarded  in  Kutch  region.  06  blocks including 05 offshore blocks have been awarded under HELP in Kutch and Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

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