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2.3.6 VINDHYAN BASIN

Vindhyan is a Category II basin with sub-commercial discovered in-place, potential to be commercially
produced. The basin overlaps with the state(s) of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh.

Source: DGH Internal
Rohtas sequences). Aerial Yield method was used
for each play following intra-basin calibration.
Datasets used were 6 Vertical Seismic Profiles
(VSP), 59,771 stations of Aeromagnetic survey,
6,001 stations of Gravity-Magnetic (GM) data and
5 profiles of Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS).
Vindhyan basin has a total hydrocarbon in-place
of 685 MMTOE. This includes discovered in-place
of 1 MMTOE and undiscovered risked in-place of
Source: DGH Internal 684 MMTOE.

The discovered in-place is subject to commercial
Vindhyan Basin occupies the numero uno development. The basin has 99.9% of total in-
position amongst all the Proterozoic petroliferous place, potential to be explored and discovered.
basins of India due to its large areal extent and
significant discoveries in recent years. • Basin datasets and studies:
The exploratory efforts for hydrocarbon in the As of 31.03.2025, NDR has archived primary
basin commenced in 1970’s. It was only after datasets of 26,469 LKM 2D seismic, 1,381 SKM
the initial gas finds at wells Jabera-1, Nohta-2 3D seismic and 33 conventional wells (32
and Damoh-4, the hydrocarbon prospectivity exploratory). Multiple flavour of reprocessed
perception of the basin took an attention and seismic datasets are also archived whenever the
subsequently led to commercial discovery at same are provided by E&P Operators.
Hatta-2 in 2018.

In the basin, three major stratigraphic horizons,
viz. Rohtas, Mohana and Jardepahar were
identified.
Reservoir layers are tight with low porosity and
permeability, requiring advanced extraction
technology.

• Hydrocarbon prospectivity and Basin
maturity:

In the basin, 3 plays are known within Pre-
Cambrian-to-Paleozoic (Jardepahar-Mohana-
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