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2.3.8 PRANHITA-GODAVARI (PG) BASIN

Pranhita-Godavari (PG) is a Category III basin with entirely undiscovered in-place, that calls for
intense exploration for potential discovery.

The basin overlaps with the state(s) of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Telangana.

Source: DGH Internal Source: DGH Internal

The basin is a NW-SE trending intracratonic rift, • Hydrocarbon prospectivity and Basin
located over Peninsular India and bounded by maturity:
metamorphic rocks of Bastar to its northeast
and Dharwar cratons to its southwest. In the basin, 4 plays exist within Lower Permian-
to-Lower Triassic. Aerial Yield method was used
Potential plays are envisaged in Talchir, Barakar, on analogy with KG Basin. The study incorporated
Lower, Middle and Upper Kamthi Formations. geological maps, GM data and geochemical
data from source rock samples.
Geological data indicates presence of about
4 to 5 Km of sediments. The oldest sediments Pranhita-Godavari (PG) basin has a total
known from surface exposures are the Lower hydrocarbon in-place of 94 MMTOE and this is
Proterozoic overlain by Gondwana sediments. entirely undiscovered risked in-place.