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Basin appraisal and regime-wise active acreage:

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

Onland 237,500 121,125 (51%) No active acreage
The basin occupies an area of 237,500 sq km. It has been appraised to the extent of 121,125 sq km
(51%).

2.3.15 CUDDAPAH BASIN
Cuddapah is a Category III basin with entirely undiscovered in-place, that calls for intense exploration
for a potential discovery.
The basin overlaps with the state(s) of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.

Source: DGH Internal Source: DGH Internal

Cuddapah is a crescent-shaped basin, located basin is considered a single Proterozoic Play,
in the eastern part of Dharwar craton. The subdivided into five assessment units based on
elements of petroleum system in the basin are geological rationales.
speculative.
• Hydrocarbon prospectivity and Basin
The Palaeo-to-Meso-Proterozoic Basuhari- maturity:
Rohtas play of Vindhyan Basin is the close
analogue. Entire Proterozoic sequence of the In the basin, 1 play is known within Pre-Cambrian.
6,000-10,000m sedimentary thickness was