National Seismic programme launched in Mahanadi Basin in a search for hydrocarbon resources
Q. A national seismic programme has been launched to trace hydro-carbon resources such as oil and natural gas in which river basin?- Published on 13 Oct 16a. Godavari
b. Krishna
c. Cauvery
d. Mahanadi
ANSWER: Mahanadi
For the first time, a national seismic programme has been launched to trace hydrocarbon resources such as oil and natural gas in Mahanadi basin.
- This programme was launched in Taranga village under Soro block in Balasore, Odisha
- The programme aims to undertake a fresh appraisal in the sedimentary basins across India to have better understanding of the hydrocarbon potential of the nation
- Under the programme, ONGC and OIL will conduct a survey across India
- The survey of around 40,835 Line KM will be conducted on the land part of 26 sedimentary basins in 18 states and UTs of India
- This includes Odisha’s Mahanadi basin
- OIL will carry out a survey of 7408 LKM in states of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland
- Survey project will be completed by March 2019
- Mahanadi basin has been chosen as the first location for the roll-out of the national level programme
- The seismic survey of the unappraised area in Mahanadi basin will establish the potential of hydrocarbon resources in the state
- Close to 2189 LKM of Bhadrak-Jaipur region and 341 LKM of Chilika area of Mahanadi basin have been identified for the survey
- This will cover Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jaipur, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Puri, Kurdha and Ganjam districts
- Outcome of the project will contribute better to understanding the sub surface with the petroleum systems across wider geological ages to explore hydrocarbon reserves in the state
- Once hydrocarbon potential of Odisha is established through these initiatives, it will lead to exploration and production activities and attract significant investment to the sector in generating employment and economic growth.
- Cutting-edge modern technology is being used for the survey including 2D seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation in the Mahanadi basin area
- The acquisition stage is in Oct-June 2018
