Question : PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS FROM TAPTI FIELDS



(a) whether an assessment of availability of natural gas from Tapti fields has been made;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the projects to which this gas has been allocated?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Initial gas in place of Mid & South Tapti field has been estimated to be about 106.3 Billion cubic metres as on 1.4.2000.

(c) Presently, the entire average daily production of 5.4 million cubic metres per day (MMCMD) of gas from the Tapti field is being co-mingled with gas from ONGC fields and supplied to various consumers ex-Hazira and along the Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur(HBJ) pipeline system.