Bombay offshore basin ongc only report wood mackenzie. Stratigraphic analysis of kadi and kalol formations, cambay basin, india authors. Gas shale potential of cambay formation, cambay basin, india. The cambay basin, a rift sag tertiary basin, in the western onshore part of india includes mehsana, ahmedabad, tarapur, broach, and narmada blocks, separated by faults aligned transverse to the general northsouth axis of the rift. Basin and kalol formation in the north cambay basin. Application of attributebased inversion and spectral. Understanding basement fracture architecture in padra. Cambay basin, india from refraction and wideangle reflection data. Save search save a search to perform it again, and optionally to be alerted when new content matches.
Cambay basin is bounded on its eastern and western sides by basin margin faults and extends south into the offshore gulf of cambay, limiting its onshore area to 7,900 mi2. Evaluation of cambay shale cambay basin, india using geo. Study of cambay and krishnagodavari basin for shale oil. After a brief description of the cambay basin s geology, the other aspects of exploration were discussed. The basins presence was suspected from gravity and magnetic data in the late 1980s but not confirmed until 1999 from seismic and drilling. Cambay basin ongc only asset report cambay basin ongc only 11 june 2019.
The state was bounded in the north by the kaira district and in the south by the gulf of cambay. The system covers 9320 km 2 encompassing 20 different oil and gas accumulations. The basin is divided into five tectonic blocks separated by major cross trends. The study area falls in the sanchorpatan tectonic block in the northern part of cambay basin. Aug 20, 2019 in the southern cambay basin, it was sourced from a higher plant fraction deposited in marine or fluvial deltaic environment sivan et al. The state was bounded in the north by the kaira district and in the south by the gulf of cambay cambay was the only state in the kaira agency of the gujarat division of the bombay presidency, which merged into the baroda and gujarat states agency in 1937. The cambay basin in the nw part of the indian peninsula is a commercial petroleum producer from tertiary sediments resting on the basic lava flows known as deccan traps. The rainfall is heavy in the south, decreasing northwards from 100 inches 254 cm to 20 inches 51 cm.
Mineralogical assemblage of cambay shale of north cambay basin. The effective source rocks in the north cambay basin, india. The deccan trap, composed of horizontal lava flows, forms the basement of the. Aug 03, 2019 in the southern cambay basin, it was sourced from a higher plant fraction deposited in marine or fluvial deltaic environment sivan et al. Sr5 and sr6 at the top and middle, respectively, of the cambay shale formation. The cambay rift basin, a rich petroleum province of india, is a narrow, throughout the geological history, except during early syn rift stage, the north.
It is based on the subsurface study of on oil field in cambay basin. Location map of cambay basin on the map of india right. Most of the discovered oil in this block is in hazad sands of the ankleshwar formation. The kadi and kalol formations of early to middle eocene age are thick clastic wedges in the northern part of the cambay basin, india. The discovery of the barmer basin, rajasthan, india, and its. In the southern cambay basin, it was sourced from a higher plant fraction deposited in marine or fluvial deltaic environment sivan et al. Cambay basin in gujarat holds 206 bcf gas in one zone. Geology of cambay basin pdf the cambay rift basin, a rich petroleum province of india, is a narrow, throughout the geological history, except during early syn rift stage, the. Twodimensional velocity model of the crust beneath the south.
Source potential and reservoir fabric of the cambay shale. Subsurface understanding of an oil field in cambay basin anirudha singh, indian school of mines summary it is based on the subsurface study of on oil field in cambay basin. Jan 23, 2019 in the southern cambay basin, it was sourced from a higher plant fraction deposited in marine or fluvial deltaic environment sivan et al. Cretaceous sediments which underlie the deccan traps are exposed in the eastern and western margins of the basin and are also encountered in the subsurface. The formation of the cambay basin began following the extensive outpour of deccan basalts deccan trap during late cretaceous covering large tracts of western and central india. Apr 27, 2020 located off the west coast of india, ongcs fields in the gujarat offshore and mumbai basin collectively referred to as bombay offshore basin in this report contribute almost 44% of indias oil production. The pss are sr4 at the base of the kalol formation. The eocenemiocene bombay shelf au is an oilprone assessment unit located offshore along the west coast of india. After a brief description of the cambay basin s geology, the other aspects of. The tapi and narmada have established their courses along faulted planes or rift valleys. The gulf of cambay and the rann of kutch were perhaps once connected, and. The town of khambat cambay in presentday gujarat was its capital.
Early eocene equatorial vegetation and depositional. After a brief description of the cambay basin s geology, the other aspects of exploration were. Stratigraphic analysis of kadi and kalol formations, cambay basin. It is bounded by basin marginal faults in the east and west. Morphotectonic of sabarmaticambay basin, gujarat, western india. The cambay basin is an intra cratonic graben and bounded by series of faults one after another paralleling the dharwar trend and cuts across the narmada and aravalli trends. Asia india gulf of cambay cambay basin hazira field 0. Apr 29, 2020 geology of cambay basin pdf the cambay rift basin, a rich petroleum province of india, is a narrow, throughout the geological history, except during early syn rift stage, the. The kalol field in the cambay basin of india was discovered in 1961 and has been producing through more than 608 wells from kalol reservoirs but the cumulative production up until 2008 was only 95. Brittleness modeling of cambay shale formation for shale.
Although cambay is a mature basin, oilsource genetic relationship is yet not well understood due to complicated geology involving multiplicity of depressions, source rocks and reservoirs. Note the cyclic pattern in the neutrondensity log associated with episodic lava flows. Formation evaluation of fractured basement, cambay basin. The basin, around 425 km long with an average width of about 8 km, extends from luni river in the north to tapti. Aussie oil and gas explorer oilex today said its cambay basin discoveries in gujarat hold 206 billion cubic feet bcf of gas and 8 million barrels of condensate reserves in just one zone. Well logs within the deccan trap basement section in padra field. Stratigraphic analysis of kadi and kalol formations, cambay basin, india.
The entire basin is divided into five tectonic blocks based on transverse fault systems, namely narmada and jambusarbroach in the south cambay basin and cambaytarapur, ahmedabadmehsana and patantharadsanchor in the north. The subject well is a recently drilled and completed in cambay field offshore in west coast of india. The bombay high field is by far the largest in the basin. The key fields in the cambay basin are ankleshwar, kalol, sobhasan and gandhar. Bombay province cambay basin the cambay basin began as a failed rift in the late cretaceous during which time. Cambay basin geology regional and local aspects cambay basin origin basin origin timeage intracratonic rift basin cretaceous basin category category i proven, commercially productive basin area sq. Background geology cambay basin is a narrow, nnwsse trending intracratonic rift basin, formed at the end of cretaceous which is located on western margin of the indian shield fig. In the north, the basin narrows, but tectonically continues beyond sanchor to pass into the barmer basin of rajasthan. Evaluation of cambay shale cambay basin, india using geomechanical properties, journal of petroleum exploration and production technology, 20, pp.
Oct 09, 2010 the cambay basin geological setting the cambay basin occupies an area of approximately 56,000 sq. Mineralogical and morphological characterization of older. Gas shale potential of cambay formation, cambay basin, india somen mishra1 and b. Tectonosedimentary evolution of northern part of cambay. Sedimentary rocks in this petroleum province range in age from paleocene to recent and were deposited in a tertiary rift basin. This tender document consists of the following annexures, which are enclosed. Pdf the effective source rocks in the cambay basin, india.
Cambay, kambay or khambhat, was a princely state during the british raj. The basin s presence was suspected from gravity and magnetic data in the late 1980s but not confirmed until 1999 from seismic and drilling. The quaternary geology of the cambay basin is studied with the help of aerial photographs and spot checking in the field. Reservoir characterization, cambay basin, inversion introduction. Schematic geological cross sections along the lines aa, bb, cc, and dd are in. Reasons for low recovery have been ascribed to poor reservoir facies and limited reservoir thicknesses. It consists of the basic knowledge of the geology of cambay basin, basin analysis, petroleum geology, study of well logs, seismic data visualization, its. Understanding basement fracture architecture in padra field. India cambay exploration basin report wood mackenzie. Location map for the cambay basin, india, showing major structural elements. Morphotectonic of sabarmaticambay basin, gujarat, western. Brittleness modeling of cambay shale formation for shale gas.
Located in the prolific cambay basin, the cambay asset is the most significant component of the companys portfolio, covering 161 km. Hydrocarbon prospectivity in stratigraphic traps within cambay. In this paper, mineralogical and morphological characteristics of the older cambay shale and the top olpad formation from the northern cambay basin, india have been characterized using well logs, xray diffraction xrd, field emission scanning electron microscopy fesem coupled with energy dispersive xray spectroscopy eds or edx and atomic. In the kalol field, several thin clastic reservoirs are sandwiched within the main. Indian petroleum publishers, 2004 petroleum 171 pages.
Shale oil exploration from paleoceneearly eocene sequence in. Integration of rock physics and seismic were used in order to derive a solution to delineate the complex reservoir facies. Gulf of cambay south part 1896 the gulf of khambhat, also known as the gulf of cambay, is a bay on the arabian sea coast of india, bordering the state of gujarat. The upper paleocene to middle eocene cambay shale was evaluated for shale oil, and the paleocene olpad formation was evaluated for tight sandstone gas. Stars show pre2006 earthquake stars show pre2006 earthquake locations while circles show post2006 epicenters.
Biostratigraphic data, however, indicate it was intermittently connected to marine waters via either the cambay basin, the kutch basin, or across the devikot high. After a brief description of the cambay basins geology, the other aspects of exploration were discussed. Samanta, mishra, and misra 1994 suggested that the organic matter derived from land plants and deposited in restricted marine environment of the cambay. Production and well operations production chemistry, metallurgy and biology corrosion inhibition and management including h2s and co2 1. The cambay basin is a tertiary intracratonic graben in the western. Subaerial denudational, fluviatile, aeolian and marine processes have produced the recent deposits that cover the cambay basin. Apr 19, 2020 geology of cambay basin pdf the cambay rift basin, a rich petroleum province of india, is a narrow, throughout the geological history, except during early syn rift stage, the. The discovery of the barmer basin, rajasthan, india, and.
This basin extends to the north in offshore as a narrow graben. Black cotton soils, lateritic soils and sandy loams, flood plain deposits, levees, swamps, salt waste, barrier spits, sand hills, undulating. Pdf outcrop study in south cambay basin, india researchgate. The total area of the basin is 51 000 sq km including 2500 sq km in the shallow water of the gulf of cambay. Overlain to this is the kalol formation which is a prolific producer in the cambay basin. The basin, located in the western states of india, has been actively explored since 1960 with production started in 1961 by ongc. After landing the completion, two mechanical plugs were installed to nipple down bop and nipple up xmas tree. May 12, 2020 in the southern cambay basin, it was sourced from a higher plant fraction deposited in marine or fluvial deltaic environment sivan et al. Tectonosedimentary evolution of northern part of cambay basin. Basin information directorate general of hydrocarbons dgh. Bombay geologic province eocene to miocene composite total.
Reservoir characterization case study, cambay basin, india. World petroleum resources project assessment of potential. After a brief description of the cambay basins geology, the other aspects of exploration were. The cambay basin is a tertiary intracratonic graben in the western onshore part of india.