MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (I/C) (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) & (b) Revival of sick oil/ gas wells is a continuous process and all the contractors under PSC (Production Sharing Contract) regime, undertake several measures on regular basis to revive the sick wells to increase oil and gas production. The revival process includes measures such as periodical well intervention through work-over jobs, well stimulation, installation of suitable artificial lift systems and side-tracking of wells etc. Sick wells are also abandoned by the Contractors either on completion of their economic life or due to fact that they could not be economically revived.
Revival of sick wells of fields of NOCs (ONGC & OIL) under nomination regime is monitored on continuous basis by DGH (Directorate General of Hydrocarbons)
(c) Exploration operations have suffered in 116 NELP exploration blocks due to delays in grant of Petroleum Exploration License by the state governments concerned and lack of statutory clearances or delay in grant of various statutory clearances required from Ministry of Defence and other Central Government/State Government regulatory authorities:
Reasons for Delay Nos. of Blocks Affected
Delay in Grant of Environment 21 Clearance by MOEF Delay in Grant of NOC from 1 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Delay in Grant of PEL 13 Delay in NOC to carry 1 out drilling activities by SEZ authority Delay in clearance by MOD/MOS 76 Delay in clearance by MEA 2 Delay in getting CRZ clearance 1 by State Government Not Cleared by DGCA 1 Total 116
MOEF- Ministry of Environment & Forest NOC- No Objection Certificate PEL- Petroleum Exploration License MOD- Ministry of Defence MOS- Ministry of Space MEA- Ministry of External Affairs CRZ- Coastal Regulatory Zone DGCA- Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(d) India has 26 sedimentary basins covering a total area of about 3.14 Million Sq. Km comprising of onland, offshore and deepwater areas. Under the NELP (New Exploration Licensing Policy), 254 blocks located in 18 sedimentary basins have been awarded so far to foreign companies, Indian Private Companies and Public Sector Undertakings. Total investment (Exploratory + Development) of 23.67 US Billion $ have been made by the contractors in these blocks. Basin-wise details of blocks awarded and total investment made in NELP Blocks is given in Annexure:
(e) During approval of Field development Plan (FDP), tentative date of commencement of production is indicated by the contractor. Subsequent to approval of FDP, monitoring of implementation of FDP is carried out for timely commencement of oil & gas production.
For enabling early monetization of hydrocarbon discoveries, a policy reform has been brought out by the government for Relaxations, Extensions and clarifications at the Development and Production stage under PSC regime Download PDF Files
