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B. SP(West)-CBM-2001/1 Current production rate is 0.88
MMSCMD.
The CBM Block SP(West)-CBM-2001/1,
covering an area of approximately 500 Sq.km, To ramp production from block, M/s RIL
was awarded to M/s Reliance Industries Ltd has initiated Multi-Lateral Horizontal
in 2002. The block is in Production since Well Program, and the results are
March 2017. Some of key highlights of the very encouraging. So far the plan is
CBM project in SP(West) are: implemented in 40 wells which has
resulted a production growth of about
Drilling of more than 300 development 40%. A schematic of Quad Lateral
wells. Horizontal Wells is presented below.
Figure 7.4 Schematic of CBM Well
• Future Prospects rights in their leasehold areas, Bharat
Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of
1. Exploration Plans: GoI is in pursuit of Coal India Limited has awarded one CBM
establishing CBM resource in unexplored blocks (area-24 Sq.km) in Jharia for CBM
coal bearing areas by taking up exploration exploration and production.
drive to further enhance the CBM acreages.
Additionally, GoI is looking for alternatives as 3. The competitive gas price along with
analysing the potentiality of CBM production enhanced natural gas pipeline across the
in abandoned or de-coaled mines, which country has significantly enhanced the
may not be suitable for coal mining. natural gas demand.
2. Coal India and its subsidiaries are actively 4. The projection of CBM up to FY 29-30
looking for coal bearing areas under their is shown in below table. This consists of
leasehold to award for CBM exploration and production from existing 8 operational
production. As per GoI policy 2018, wherein blocks. The recently awarded blocks (7)
CIL and its subsidiaries were granted CBM may also add production volume in coming
years.
