(a): whether new crude oil wells have partly been explored in Gujarat during March, 1998 to December, 2001;
(b): if so, the location thereof and the assessment made regarding the quantity of crude oil expected to be found in those wells; and
(c): the total amount spent on exploration on these oil wells?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) & (b): During the period from March, 1998 to December, 2001, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has made four oil finds, namely Anklav, Akholjuni & Sadan in the district of Kheda and North Sarbhan in the district Vadodara in the State of Gujarat. Ultimate reserves of 0.85 Million Metric Tonne (MMT) of oil has been established in the above four finds as on 1.4.2001.
During the same period one exploratory well has been drilled in Bakrol field in the State of Gujarat by private/JV companies, the oil reserves of which are being assessed.
(c): A total of about Rs. 46 crores has been spent on exploratory drilling in the areas mentioned in reply to parts (a) and (b) above, during the period March, 1998 to December, 2001.