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62 INDIA'S HYDROCARBON OUTLOOK 2024-2025

The basin is situated within north-northwestern • Hydrocarbon prospectivity and Basin
Himalayan Mountains along northern margin of maturity:
India. The Basin exposes about 11,000 metre of
Paleozoic, Mesozoic and a part of Lower Tertiary In the basin, 2 plays are present within Paleozoic
sediments. and Mesozoic. 11,000m of sedimentary sequence
was envisaged in the basin. Aerial Yield method
The elements of petroleum system in the basin was used on analogy of Kohat Potwar Basin
are speculative. (Pakistan).

The basin comprises of sedimentary sequence Spiti-Zankskar basin has a total hydrocarbon
of Precambrian to Eocene age. in-place of 10 MMTOE and this is entirely
undiscovered risked in-place.
The Paleozoic and Mesozoic Plays of the Potwar
Basin of Pakistan are considered as close • Basin datasets and studies:
analogue. These plays have four assessment
units identified based on geological rationales. As of 31.03.2025, NDR has archived primary
datasets of 42 LKM 2D seismic. Multiple flavours
The basin has inherent complex structure, which of reprocessed seismic datasets are also
calls for detail study for identifying probable archived whenever the same are provided by
entrapment. E&P Operators.

Source: DGH Internal

Basin appraisal and regime-wise active acreage:

Location Basin area(skm) Appraised (skm) Active acreage [Nos./Area(skm)]
Onland 32,000 32,000 (100%) No active acreage

The basin occupies an area of 32,000 sq km. It has been appraised to the extent of 8,640 sq km (27%).