Study of Cauvery Basin, Damodar Valley Basin for Shale Oil and Gas

Author(s):

Ashutosh Kumar , EXCEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; S. Karthikeyan, EXCEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Anand Lidwin Peter. A, EXCEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Divakar. G, EXCEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Amal Johny, EXCEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Keywords:

Shale oil, Shale gas, Cauvery Basin, Damodar Valley Basin, Geologic Setting

Abstract:

This paper contains a detail study about the two major basins of India in the perspective of shale oil and gas. According to estimates by EIA, India has 96 tcf of recoverable shale gas reserves. However there has been a recent downward revision in the estimates. India's shale gas reserve estimates pale in comparison to global standards, however limited exploration has been carried out so far. The Cambay, Krishna Godavari, Cauvery and the Damodar Valley are the most perspective sedimentary basins for carrying out shale gas activities in the country. Overall, ARI estimates a total of 584 Tcf of risked shale gas in-place for India, The risked, technically recoverable shale gas resource is estimated at 96 Tcf in India. In addition, we estimate risked shale oil in-place for India of 87 billion barrels. The risked, technically recoverable shale oil resource is estimated at 3.8 billion barrels for India. Cauvery, comprised a series of extensively faulted horst and graben structures. As such, the prospective areas for shale gas and oil in these basins are often restricted to a series of isolated basin depressions (subbasins). While the shales in these basins are thick, considerable uncertainty exists on the areal extents of the prospective areas in these basins. To account for this uncertainty, we have applied prospective area risk factors to each basin.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV4I10049
Published in	:	Volume : 4, Issue : 10
Publication Date	:	01/05/2018
Page(s)	:	58-65

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