Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation to carry out exploratory drilling at CB-ON/2 under NELP-II in Tarapur Block

Details: Category: Oil and Natural Gas Exploration

Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation to carry out exploratory drilling at CB-ON/2 under NELP-II in Tarapur Block in Anand and Kheda districts in Gujarat. The exploratory drilling will be carried out with association with GAIL & JTI Inc. and to be done in 3 phases. In phase -1 (30 months) 5 wells of depth 1800 m will be drilled. Phase II and III will have four more of depth of 1500 m. The Block is in the Cambay Tarapur tectonic area. Its extent is 1618 Km^2, of which 415 sm. Km is agricultural land. Mahi estuary (Gulf of Khambhat) and Vatrak. Shedhi and Sabarmati rivers flow at a distance i.e. of 3.5 Kms from Cambay and 3.7 Km of Kheda respectively. No ecosystem/ biosphere reserves are in the proximity of the project site. 22 wells have been drilled, 3 wells have yielded oil or gas and 18 wells have been abandoned, one is inconclusive.