Hydrocarbon Production Strategy

Production of Crude Oil from Barmer-Sanchore Basin by Cairn/Vedanta

• ·       38 Fields Discovered viz. Guda, Saraswati, Kaameshwari- I, Raag Oil, Shakti, Vijaya, Vandana, Mangla, Bhagyam, Ashwariya, GSV, Bhagyam South, N-C West, NI, Raageshwari Deep Gas, Mangla Barmer HIll, Shakti NE-I, N-P, NE, Kameshwari West-2, Kameshwari West-3, Kameshwari West-6, Tukaram, Aishwariya Barmer Hill, Raag South –I, NL, Guda South-7, DP-1, V2Y Channel, NR-3-2100, Aishwariya-46, S-L-1, Kaam West-8 (KT & DD, Saraswati SW-I, Saraswati-4 Basement, Raageshwari N-I, N-I-North, Saraswati Crest-I.

  ·    Commercial Production of Crude Oil has commenced w.e.f 29.08.2009 from Mangla Field. Presently, production @ 92,000-93,000 bbls/day is in progress from Mangla, Bhagyam, Aishwariya, Saraswati, Raageshwari Oil, Rageshwari-S1, ABH, Guda, NE, NI, NL, Raag Deep Gas, KW-2.

Development of Heavy Oil Resource in Rajasthan by Oil India Ltd

• ·       Geological, reservoir & basin modeling studies completed through PDVSA Company of Venezuela.

  ·       One Pilot well spud and drilled upto the depth of 856 mts to ascertain the producibility of Heavy Oil.

  ·      Trial production of Heavy Oil conducted in 2009 with the recovery of 64 MT of heavy oil and it will further be resumed through suitable EOR technique, which may lead to commercial production after proving its producibility.

  ·       Presently 290-355 barrels per day heavy oil is being produced from baghewala area.

Exploitation of Natural Gas Resources of Jaisalmer Basin & Barmer-Sanchore Basin

• Presently, 0.6 mmscmd natural gas is being produced from Jaisalmer Basin by Oil India & Focus Energy Ltd. However, optimum production of Natural gas reserves is anticipated by work-over of wells or connecting additional wells or by blending with high calorific gas from Jaisalmer Basin.

  To resume production from Manhera Tibba, ONGCL is installing a Gas Dehydration unit to remove water content from Natural Gas. ONGCL had a tie-up with M/s Deep Industries Ltd. (DIL) to develop Ghotaru & Bakriwala area.

  Focus Energy and OIL have entered into an agreement with GAIL (India) Ltd and Rajasthan Rajya Vidhyut Utpadan Nigam (RRVUN) for supply of Natural Gas to Ramgarh Power    Plant.  Presently, about 0.3 MMSCMD natural gas is being produced from SGL Field (Shahgarh area) by Focus Energy and 0.3 MMSCMD Natural Gas from Tanot Dandewala Field by  Oil India Ltd.

  Production of commercial gas is initiated from Raageshwari Field of Barmer - Sanchore Basin by Cairn India, besides gas is being utilized for internal crude oil production operations    and  transportation. The commercial gas is being produced about 3.2 MMSCMD and transported through Salaya- Barmer pipeline to Bhogat terminal for off-take to supply GNFC &  KRIBHCO.