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48 INDIA'S HYDROCARBON OUTLOOK 2024-2025

Source: DGH Internal
Basin appraisal and regime-wise active acreage:

Location Basin area(skm) Appraised(skm) Active acreage [Nos./Area(skm)]

Onland 56,000 51,520 (92%) Nomination: 58/5,625 Fields: 1/56 NELP:
2/567 OALP: 22/21,430 DSF: 6/163

The basin occupies an area of 56,000 sq km. It has been appraised to the extent of 51,520 sq km
(92%). The active acreage nos. across regime(s) are 89 with area 27,841 sq. km (50% of basin area).

2.3.5 ASSAM-ARAKAN FOLD BELT (AAFB) BASIN

Assam-Arakan Fold Belt (AAFB) is a Category I basin with commercial discovered in-place.
The basin overlaps with the state(s) of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Tripura.

Source: DGH Internal

The basin is characterized primarily by siliciclastic
deposits of fluvial to shelf margin setup, situated
in the northeast region of India.

Commercial hydrocarbon occurrences are
mainly encountered within Miocene and
Source: DGH Internal