KG Basin: Quadruple Output Possible from Reliance’s Fields, says DGH
There is no doubt about the fact that the Krishna-Godavari basin (KG basin) is hydrocarbon-fertile. Since only about 1/3rd of the total potential for exploration wells has been drilled so far, the basin certainly holds far more gas in its womb than has been discovered so far.
In September 2009, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) said that the gas output from only the fields managed Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) could be almost 4 times the levels committed by the company so far.
Currently, RIL has committed 80 million metric standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) and its current production level is about 36 mmscmd. Hence, if the DGH’s calculations are accurate, RIL’s output would be about 300 mmscmd – almost quadruple!
The gas output from only the fields managed by Reliance Industries Ltd. could be almost 4 times the levels committed, says Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH).